The Tiraz was worn often as an armband, woven with Arabic script. The woven text would invoke blessings on its owner / wearer. The Tiraz featured in this image displays an inscription of a ruler's name, a common trait in Egyptian Tiraz during the…
A modern painting from a collection of Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh's tryptic sets of paintings depicting the 13th century epic poem titled "Conference of the Birds" by Attar of Nishapur. In this scene, the Garden of Paradise, or Jannat is depicted through…
Modern suzani. Rectangular hanging suzani consisting of a center field of large floral sprays and multicolor palmettes with tendrils and leaves. The central field is surrounded by a border of floral bands and leafy scrolls. Fabric is a cream colored…
Quilt facing, or bedding, from the Ottoman empire embroidered with continuous patterns of the pomegranate motif. The pomegranates are faced with two large serrated leaves on either side of the fruit. This style of border is common among seventieth…
Persian Tunic displayed in The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna) online collection. The item is a 17th-century silk-embrodered jacket made of cotton and linen from the Safavid dynasty in Iran. The item was originally featured in the…
Portrait of a young man seated on a carpet, holding a dagger in one hand while preparing to smoke from a hookah. On top of the hookah is a container with tassels.
(The British Museum)