Brides coat, black sleeveless coat, open in front with embroidery in burgandy, maroon, white and gold and woven band at bottom with heavy burgundy fringe. Two triangular panels with fringed band at bottom and joined with fringed bands hangs from shoulders at back. Assorted fabrics (red floral, navy and stripped burgandy) used for lining, backing and mending.Embroidered
Sleeved coat with open front. Exterior-bright green ground with orange, fuchsia, purple floral embroidery; Interior-gray green ground with pink, white, green roses. Striped purple, green, white edging; metal thread embroidery along edges. Metal floral buttons secured on green cord; corresponding green cord loops.
Large pendant earring (one of pair). Top: oval inset carnelian surrounded by S-curves of metal. Middle: triangle with oval inset carnelian in center and two small turquoise in bottom corners. Bottom: band of fleur-de-lis like attachments with 6 overlying vertical lines. From each of the 6 lines- chain ending with flower-like pendant. Side chain attaches near top carnelian and base of triangle with oval carnelian suspended in between; ends with flower-like pendant.
Grey metal back with yellow metal front. Side panels-6 squares with 2 red faceted gems each, connected by chain with coin. Center pectoral with 1 blue and 3 red faceted gems; 6 pendants with flower with facetted red, blue, or green gem on top and coin on bottom.
Rectangular textile fragment-blue backing with 4 similar panels flanking central panel. Center- burgundy and green embroidered diamonds, purple and black zig-zags in arrow-shaped band; 2 flowers flank point and 1 in the V. Side panels-diamond motif with leaf sides, spiral at intersection, star or flower in center on alternating green or burgundy ground.
Tinned copper pedestaled bowl with smooth interior. Exterior of bowl depicts a hunting scene. A floral designed decorative band is above and below the hunting scene. The pedestal is etched with design. Bowl has qalam-kandan (incised) decoration.Incised
GALAMKHAR. Hand-block printed and painted prayer cloth. Washed. Front: blue, red ,green, gold on natural. Back: purple, red and gold floral pattern banded by blue, red, tan and white striped pattern.Block PrintedPainted
Flat woven carpet in slit-tapestry weave. Wool warp and weft. Made in two halves sewn together. Repaired. Background white except border which has brown background. Repetitive geometric pattern in blue, green, yellow, orange, brown, dark rose.Tapestry Weave
Dagger A / Sheath B - Straight metal dagger (hanjar?) with three vertical grooves on each side of blade and two small crosses near handle on one side only. Rhino horn (?) handle with engraved silver and copper at top and bottom edges. Matching silver and copper engrave sheath with two silver rings, one on each side. Typical of Jewish metalworkers.
"Khanjar". Double edged steel blade, straight sides tapering to a point. Medial ridge on both faces. Very blunt edges. Groove along each edge forming a point on each face about 8 cm. from point of blade. Relief and engraved decoration in floral pattern, gilded, on both faces near grip. Tang inserted in two-piece ivory grip which has a wide silver binding ornamented with numerous studs. Two (originally four?) silver nails.
Bronze inlaid with silver. Stand for Koran. Kursi or table. Arabic inscriptions. partly written in Kufic, partly in Naskhi. One medallion and one panel on the top 7 panels and two lines of medallions on the walls. About the same content (with very little variations) as follows: "Glory to our lord, the Sultan, the king, the victorious, the wise, the ruler, fighter for the faith, warden of religion, the powerful, leonine, the triumphant, Nazir ad-Dunya wad-Din Mohammad, son of the Sultan, the king the victorious, the late (martyr), Qalaun, the pious."“Copy of 14c AD original made in the later 19 c AD.Hexagonal table used in a house for storage of books, or as a chafing table to keep food hot; in a mosque as a cupboard for the Qur’an, or as a stand for a candlestick or lamp; or a theological school or hospital. The exterior of this kursi is decorated by engraving, inlaying and with pierced designs as well as with inscriptions written in Naskhi script in Arabic. These inscriptions, on the top, sides, and legs read with little variation: “ Glory to our lord, the Sultan, the king, the victorious, the wise, the ruler, fighter for the faith, warden of religion, the powerful, lionine, the triumphant, Nasir-al Dunya wa’d-Din Muhammad, son of the Sultan, the king, the victorious, Qala’un, the pious.” Sultan Qala’un reigned from 1293 to 1341 AD (693-741 A.H.) during the Bahri Mamluk Dynasty in Egypt. The floor of the interior of the kursi is engraved with a central pattern surrounded by an inscription in Kufic script but is not inlaid. The legs were shaped on a lathe and screwed into a platform fitted into each corner allowing for adjustment on an unknown floor. Many such objects were made for the new market of tourists from Europe and America, who began to visit Egypt in increasing numbers in the last decades of the 19th century.”Inlaid
Hollow piece of finished wood, cut at a slant at both ends. The wood surface has alternating dark and light diagonal bands. Pen cases such as this were frequently treasured objects belonging to scribes. This box still contains its original reed pen, with its nib cut to specifications of the script for which it was last used. The built-in metal inkwell could be a later modification by the box's owner, one that required that the pen be shortened to fit inside the box..
Lid of a pen case. Painted scene with 10 figures on top, garden scene with figures and horses on the sides. Red background with fine floral design in gold paint on bottom. Has a casket like shape and slides over the base from one end.Lacquered
Pen case base. Bottom, sides and interior are plain black, one end continues the red background with gold border design from the lid. Casket shaped base which slides in to the lid from one end. Pen cases such as this were frequently treasured objects belonging to scribes. This box still contains its original reed pen, with its nib cut to specifications of the script for which it was last used. The built-in metal inkwell could be a later modification by the box's owner, one that required that the pen be shortened to fit inside the box..Lacquer
Four separate but interlocking pieces; join to form X shape. Woman's face covered with glass at finial of each arm. Squares decorated with rosettes and 2 women's faces per arm.PaintedGilded
Double-edged steel blade tapering to point, inscribed: “Mskomen 1889” and “Sarajevo 1889”. Two-piece ivory grip with concave sides near the triangular end, the ivory decorated with brass and red stone studs and annulets. Brass socket at base of grip continued into brass band all around.Inscribed
White glazed tile with underglaze blue, yellow, pink, black and reddish brown. Tile depicts a lion attacking a caprid; in the background, a river and a village is depicted.Glazed
Kalim Kari. Wood block print on cotton. White, with center section printed in garnet, except for large floral motifs in red and blue. Borders of large floral motifs, the uppermost white on a red and blue background. Backed with white cotton printed with allover floral design of orange, black and green. Blue cotton facing. Indian export textile, probably for the Persian market.Woodblock Printed
Curved, double-edged blade, tapering to point, wide shallow groove and pronounced medial ridge on both faces for most of length. White jade handle. Continuous chevron pattern on grip, floral scroll on wide base and five lotus buds in the round on top of knob.
Sheath covered with megenta felt on one side and with silver filagree on other, ornamented with six heavy silver rings. Attached to belt of red and silver metallic cloth.
Square white glazed tile with underglaze blue, green, pink and red. In the center of the tile is a portrait of a lady wearing a green garment and blue veil.Glazed
Octagonal white glazed tile with underglaze green, yellow, black and cobalt blue. In the center of the tile is a portrait of a woman in a blue and brown garment and veil holding a cup-like object or a flower.Glazed
Arabic Koran. Size 12.5 x 8.5 in and 9.5 x 6 in. Folios 294. Written in late mediocre Naskhi. 14 lines to a page. Well decorated. 6 immams. Gold and colors ruled margins. Gold titles. Cream colored paper. Handsome lacquer binding ornamented with flowers. Contents: complete text of koran.Notes : f49a: there is mentioned in margin 1170 A.D. = 1756 A.D.f293b: a Muslim prayer in Persian, of the Shia (Shiites) sect. Consequently this copy of the Koran was written by a Persian calligrapher, in Persia, and before 1756 A.D.
Wooden object. Roughly oblong with one rounded end, the other end curved and tapered to a blunt point. Two perforations. Both surfaces and one side are decorated with triangular and diamond-shaped incisings.
For woman's fur hat. Circular, openwork, cast bronze plaque with arrangement for suspension. A six-pointed star is enclosed by an outer circle. The centre of the star is a circular hole. Each point of the star on the top surface bears a design consisting of three straight lines of equal length joining a fourth.