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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…

Metiochus and Parthenope

Mosaic floor pattern depicting a scene between lovers, Metiochus and Parthenope from a Greek tale.

King Solomon and His Court

Painting of King Solomon's seated on a gold throne above a congregation of creatures and beings. The image was likely intended to demonstrate the…

Robe Embroidery of Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman

Side 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…

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…

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…