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Early Islamic

Also known as: Early Islamic
Scope note: Term used to describe material culture generally dating between the 7thC-10thC. See also 'Late Antique'.
Broader terms: x14001; Islamic
Narrower terms: Abbasid dynasty; Aghlabid dynasty; Arab Sind; Banijurid dynasty; Fatimid dynasty; Ghaznavid dynasty; Idrisid dynasty; Khwarazm Shahs; Qarakhanid dynasty; Saffarid dynasty; Samanid dynasty; Su'lukid; Tahirid dynasty; Tulunid dynasty; Umayyad dynasty; Ziyarid dynasty

6,873 related objects

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.1 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.18 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.17 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.6 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.3 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.7 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.2 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.5 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amphora

Museum number: 2007,3027.4 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-8thC(mid) |
Production place: Made in:Iraq |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mantai

amulet

Museum number: OA+.13499.a |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC

amulet

Museum number: N.1951 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:South West Palace (Nimrud)

applicator

Museum number: 2009,6016.357 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

applicator

Museum number: IOLC.5470 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-10thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

architecture

Museum number: 2009,6016.287 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

architecture

Museum number: 2007,6001.15898 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

architecture

Museum number: OA+.10947 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Samarra

architecture

Museum number: OA+.11075 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Samarra

architecture

Museum number: 2007,6001.15991 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

architecture

Museum number: OA+.10934 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Samarra

architecture

Museum number: 2007,6001.15986 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

architecture

Museum number: OA+.11131 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Dar al-Khilafa

armlet

Museum number: 1937,0109.1-2 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iran

arrow-head

Museum number: 2009,6016.420 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

arrow-head

Museum number: 2007,6001.16036 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

artefact

Museum number: 2009,6016.367 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

artefact

Museum number: 2009,6016.329 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

artefact

Museum number: 2009,6016.407 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

artefact

Museum number: 2009,6016.422 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

artefact

Museum number: 2009,6016.381 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

artefact

Museum number: 2009,6016.385 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

astragalus

Museum number: 2009,6016.280 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16027 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16023 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16025 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16021 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16026 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16024 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: N.1919 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Babylon (Iraq)

bangle

Museum number: 1857,1118.115.c |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brahmanabad

bangle

Museum number: 2009,6016.296 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bangle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16022 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bangle

Museum number: N.1538 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10C |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arban

bangle

Museum number: 1857,1118.115.a-b |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brahmanabad

bangle

Museum number: N.1923 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Babylon (Iraq)

bangle

Museum number: N.1486 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

bangle

Museum number: 2009,6016.311 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bar

Museum number: 2009,6016.429 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bar

Museum number: 2009,6016.423 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

base

Museum number: 2007,6001.3025 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 6thC-8thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran, South |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

base

Museum number: 2007,6001.8876 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 6thC-8thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran, South |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

base

Museum number: 2007,6001.1301 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 6thC-8thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran, South |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

base

Museum number: 1969,1212.20 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-10thC |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

base

Museum number: 2007,6001.2962 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 6thC-8thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran, South |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

basin

Museum number: 2004,0217.14 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Production place: Made in:Iraq, South |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Iraq

bead

Museum number: 2007,6001.16000.b |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bead

Museum number: 2007,6001.16000.a |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bead

Museum number: 2007,6001.15995 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bead

Museum number: 2007,6001.16029 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.298 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 152305 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 3rdC-9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Chahar-taq Palace

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.301 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.302 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.306 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 2007,6001.15996 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.297 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 1857,1118.119 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brahmanabad

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.372 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.303 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bead

Museum number: 2009,6016.345 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

beaker

Museum number: 1855,1205.523 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 5thC-9thC |
Production place: Made in:Asia

beaker

Museum number: 1954,1013.1 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Qazvin

beaker

Museum number: 1904,0706.31 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Qus

beaker

Museum number: 1932,1212.1497 |
Cultures/periods: Early ByzantineEarly Islamic |
Production date: 6thC-9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Nineveh (Iraq)

beaker

Museum number: 1991,1010.5 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-10thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iran

beaker

Museum number: 1991,1010.4 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-10thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iran

beaker

Museum number: 1964,1216.1 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2009,6016.353 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bezel

Museum number: 2007,6001.16028 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bezel

Museum number: 2009,6016.275 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bezel

Museum number: 2009,6017.471 |
Cultures/periods: SasanianEarly Islamic |
Production date: 3rdC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Marv Dasht

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.602 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.518 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.596 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.547 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.558 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.615 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.527 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: 2009,6016.523 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Production place: Made in:Merv |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gyaur-Kala

bottle

Museum number: OA+.1420 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic

bottle

Museum number: N.1515 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arban

bottle

Museum number: N.1509 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arban

bottle

Museum number: N.1496 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arban

bottle

Museum number: 1937,0317.55 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mina, al-

bottle

Museum number: 2007,6001.16048 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Siraf

bottle

Museum number: N.1501 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arban

bottle

Museum number: N.1502 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arban

bottle

Museum number: 1983,0101.389 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-9thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kouyunjik

bottle

Museum number: 1853,1219.12 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Susa

bottle

Museum number: 1881,0428.1073 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Babylon (Iraq)

bottle

Museum number: 1881,0428.1074 |
Cultures/periods: x102366 Early Islamic |
Production date: 8thC-9thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Babylon (Iraq)