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This is an old drawing of the exterior of the Chahar Bagh strip.
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Old photograph showing the Chahar Bagh coffeehouse in the late nineteenth century.
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Axonometric view showing the overall structure of the coffeehouses as they originally stood on the northeastern side of the Maydan.
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Elevated view of the northeast side of the Maydan, showing the restored arcades where the coffeehouses were once located.
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This is a Mamluk glass footed bowl.
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This is a Mamluk glass mosque lamp in the mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar. Aydakin was the bow keeper for the sultan.
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This is a drawing of an Ottoman coffeehouse.
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The earliest dated Islamic textiles, held in museums in Europe and the U.S.
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Map of silk production sites in the Middle East with potential trade routes.
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An Iranian brocaded silk banner with Qur'an inscriptions, most likely used by the army.
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Silk weave textile showing roundel with animals.
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This is a Tiraz Textile Fragment woven from linen in Egypt. It is an early Islamic fragment that survived (similar to the Red and Green Tapestry Fragment), and tiraz is the term for the inscriptions on the textile. Tiraz textiles like this were used in clothing, carpets, and as furnishing fabrics, just like the Red and Green Woven tapestry Fragment.
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This is the ceiling of the narthex at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. It incorporates Sasanian artistic technique within the floral medallions, which is similar to the floral medallions of the Green and Red Woven Tapestry Fragment.
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Köçek Troupe at a Fair illustrates dancers at the Circumcision Ceremony of 1720 held by Sultan Ahmed III for his sons Süleyman, Mehmed, Mustafa, and Bayezid. The Circumcision Ceremony lasted 3 weeks.
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A Turkish Coffee-House, Constantinople depicts an Ottoman coffeehouse with individuals partaking in several activities like music playing, selling, smoking, and more. Amadeo Preziosi is well-known for painting observations of Ottoman life.
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Oldest recorded fragment of The Thousand and One Nights.
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Convivial meeting of Kai Khosrow
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This textile features two female musicians sitting together. Attributed to Spain, often times silk textiles made in Muslim royal workshops were found in Christian lands later on.
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This is a vertical angle and close-up of the green and red tapestry fragment. It is from the early Umayyad period and it was likely used as a furnishing fabric or as part of a carpet of common built spaces.
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Oldest and most complete written record of The Thousand and One Nights stories.
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This shadow puppet is included in the Paul Kahle collection, likely originating from Mamluk Egypt. In this puppet, one figure is notably smoking, creating debate over the date of the puppet's creation.
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These chess pieces were carved from ivory in Iran during the ninth century. They represent the oldest known abstract Islamic chess pieces.
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This is a Mamluk enameled glass bottle with the frieze depicting warriors on horseback. There is also a phoenix on the neck of the bottle.
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This is an image of a painting that depicts the interior setting of an Ottoman coffeehouse.