PETRA, JORDAN: TREASURY AND GREAT TEMPLE. NABATAEAN PTOLEMAIC AND ROMAN. C. 400 B.C.E.–100 C.E. CUT ROCK.
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https://smarthistory.org/petra-rock-cut-facades/
https://smarthistory.org/petra-the-rose-red-city-of-the-nabataeans/
https://smarthistory.org/petra-urban-metropolis/
https://smarthistory.org/petra-the-rose-red-city-of-the-nabataeans/
https://smarthistory.org/petra-urban-metropolis/
BUDDHA. BAMIYAN, AFGHANISTAN. GANDHARAN. C. 400–800 C.E. (DESTROYED IN 2001). CUT ROCK WITH PLASTER AND POLYCHROME PAINT.
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THE KAABA. MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA. ISLAMIC. PRE-ISLAMIC MONUMENT; REDEDICATED BY MUHAMMAD IN 631–632 C.E.; MULTIPLE RENOVATIONS. GRANITE MASONRY, COVERED WITH SILK CURTAIN AND CALLIGRAPHY IN GOLD AND SILVER-WRAPPED THREAD.
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JOWO RINPOCHE, ENSHRINED IN THE JOKHANG TEMPLE. LHASA, TIBET. YARLUNG DYNASTY. BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO TIBET IN 641 C.E. GILT METALS WITH SEMIPRECIOUS STONES, PEARLS, AND PAINT; VARIOUS OFFERINGS.
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DOME OF THE ROCK. JERUSALEM. ISLAMIC, UMAYYAD. 691–692 C.E., WITH
MULTIPLE RENOVATIONS. STONE MASONRY AND WOODEN ROOF DECORATED WITH GLAZED CERAMIC TILE, MOSAICS, AND GILT ALUMINUM AND BRONZE DOME.
| dome_of_the_rock.pdf |
https://smarthistory.org/the-dome-of-the-rock-qubbat-al-sakhra/
https://smarthistory.org/dr-elizabeth-macaulay-lewis-on-the-dome-of-the-rock/
https://smarthistory.org/dr-elizabeth-macaulay-lewis-on-the-dome-of-the-rock/
GREAT MOSQUE (MASJID-E JAMEH). ISFAHAN, IRAN. ISLAMIC, PERSIAN: SELJUK, IL-KHANID, TIMURID AND SAFAVID DYNASTIES. C. 700 C.E.; ADDITIONS AND RESTORATIONS IN THE 14TH, 18TH, AND 20TH CENTURIES C.E. STONE, BRICK, WOOD, PLASTER, AND GLAZED CERAMIC TILE.
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QUR’AN. ARAB, NORTH AFRICA, OR NEAR EAST. ABBASID. C. EIGHTH TO NINTH CENTURY C.E. INK, COLOR, AND GOLD ON PARCHMENT.
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BASIN (BAPTISTÈRE DE ST. LOUIS). MUHAMMAD IBN AL-ZAIN. C. 1320–1340 C.E. BRASS INLAID WITH GOLD AND SILVER.
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BAHRAM GUR FIGHTS THE KARG, FOLIO FROM THE GREAT IL-KHANID SHAHNAMA. ISLAMIC; PERSIAN, IL’KHANID. C. 1330–1340 C.E. INK AND OPAQUE WATERCOLOR, GOLD, AND SILVER ON PAPER.
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THE COURT OF GAYUMARS, FOLIO FROM SHAH TAHMASP’S SHAHNAMA. SULTAN MUHAMMAD. C. 1522–1525 C.E. INK, OPAQUE WATERCOLOR, AND GOLD ON PAPER.
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THE ARDABIL CARPET. MAQSUD OF KASHAN. 1539–1540 C.E. SILK AND WOOL.
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