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Solomon Enthroned, from the Book of Solomon (Suleymannama)Illuminated manuscript illustrating Solomon enthroned at the top centre of the illustration. The illustration of the wise and powerful king features…
Solomon takes advice from the animals, from Lights of Canopus (Anvar-i-Suhayli)Illuminated manuscript taken from the 13th century copy of the "Anvar-i Suhayli", (The Lights of Canopus). In this illustration, the wisdom of King…
AKM PS24 Robe Embroidery of Vamiq and AzraPhotograph of AKM PS24 Robe, focusing on the back bottom-left panel of the robe, depicting a scene with Vamiq and Azra. A story deriving from the…
AKM PS24 Robe- Front20th-century Central Asian robe displayed in the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) in Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads exhibit (exhibited during…
Robe Embroidery of Sultan Sanjar and the Old WomanSide view of the Aga Khan Museum's PS24, Robe. Embroidered illustration of Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman. Depicts a scene from the Treasury of…
King Solomon and His CourtPainting of King Solomon's seated on a gold throne above a congregation of creatures and beings. The image was likely intended to demonstrate the…
Metiochus and ParthenopeMosaic floor pattern depicting a scene between lovers, Metiochus and Parthenope from a Greek tale.
Sultan Sanjar and the Old WomanManuscript leaf from the Baysunghur Shahnameh Manuscript. The illustration depicts a scene from Mahsan al-Asrar (Treasury of Secrets) with an…
This Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) was written and decorated in 1307 in Christian-ruled Toledo at a time when Jewish life in Spain was becoming increasingly…
The Mishneh Torah, not to be confused with the early medieval Mishnah seen in the eleventh-century manuscript pages appearing earlier in the…