AP islamic art

  • 632

    The Kaaba (Saudi Arabia)

    The Kaaba (Saudi Arabia)
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Umayyad Caliphate

  • 692

    Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem)

    Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem)
    stone masonry, wooden roof,
  • 700

    Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh (Iran)

    Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh (Iran)
    stone, brick, wood, plaster, tile
  • 750

    Folio from a Qur'an (Abbasid dynasty)

    Folio from a Qur'an (Abbasid dynasty)
    Ink, color, gold on parchment
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    Abbasid Caliphate

  • 785

    Great Mosque Cordoba (Spain, Umayyad)

    Great Mosque Cordoba (Spain, Umayyad)
  • 968

    Pyxis of al-Mughira (Umayyad)

    Pyxis of al-Mughira (Umayyad)
    Ivory
  • 1340

    Bahram Gur Fights the Karg (Iran)

    Bahram Gur Fights the Karg (Iran)
    Il-khanid Shanama gold, silver, ink, watercolor
  • 1350

    Alhambra (Granada, Spain)

    Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
    Whitewashed Stucco, wood, tile, paint, gilding
  • 1525

    Court of Gayumars (Iran)

    Court of Gayumars (Iran)
    ink, watercolor, gold
  • Period: 1526 to

    Mughal Empire

  • 1540

    Ardabil Carpet (Iran)

    Ardabil Carpet (Iran)
    silk and wool
  • Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings (Mughal Emp)

    Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings (Mughal Emp)
    watercolor, ink, gold
  • Taj Mahal (India)

    Taj Mahal (India)
    Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor.