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The Islamic world (Room 34)
This gallery will close at 17:30 on 17 May 2013.
The John Addis Gallery
7th century AD –
present
eyeOpener gallery tour / Free / Daily, 14.00 (for
30–40 minutes)
The term ‘Islamic’ is used in Room 34 to define the culture of peoples living in lands where the dominant religion is Islam. The displays explore Islamic faith, art, calligraphy and science, and Islam’s prominence amongst world cultures.
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Pilgrim bottle, AD 1241-42
More informationPilgrim bottle, AD 1241-42
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Brass geomantic instrument, made by Muhammad ibn Khutlukh al-Mawsili, AD 1241-42
More informationBrass geomantic instrument, made by Muhammad ibn Khutlukh al-Mawsili, AD 1241-42
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Earthenware bowl with kufic inscription, 11th century AD
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Ceramic tombstone of Jalal al-Din Abd al-Malik, about AD 1270
More informationCeramic tombstone of Jalal al-Din Abd al-Malik, about AD 1270
Objects such as gilded glass mosque lamps, tiles featuring calligraphic decoration, metalwork and early scientific instruments give a geographical and chronological view of the history and art of the Islamic lands. There is also a changing display of works on paper.
Fair play: heroes,
athletes and princes in Islamic art
7 August 2012 – 27 January 2013
A display highlighting sport in paintings and objects from the
Islamic world, from the thirteenth to the twenty-first
centuries.
