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AKM PS24 Robe- Front

20th-century Central Asian robe displayed in the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) in Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads exhibit (exhibited during…

AKM PS24 Robe Embroidery of Vamiq and Azra

Photograph 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…

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…

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…

Harun al-Rashid, "In The Palace of the 'Abbasid Caliph"

Miniature painting taken from a Nigaristan manuscript (East Azerbaijan, province of Iran). The miniature features the grandeur of the Caliph Harun…

Painting: Persian Costume

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…

Royal Brocade Coat, Iran

"A member of the Iranian royal household wearing a brocade coat"
(Allsen 1997, 119)

Persian Tunic

Persian Tunic displayed in The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna) online collection. The item is a 17th-century silk-embrodered jacket made…

Quilt Facing - Pomegranate Motifs

Quilt facing, or bedding, from the Ottoman empire embroidered with continuous patterns of the pomegranate motif. The pomegranates are faced with two…

Suzani, Ura Tube Style

The suzani, a weaving style practiced in both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is featured in Ura Tube style
(Gillow 2010, 43).