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Deniz Aydın

Deniz Aydın writes for the Islamic & Ottoman Arts department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of islamic & ottoman arts.

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Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic — Anonymous, 8th – 9th century

Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic

October 10, 2026Lampas with floral medallions in ogival lattice — Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa

Lampas with floral medallions in ogival lattice

October 10, 2026Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576) Seated in a Landscape — Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576) Seated in a Landscape

October 10, 2026Hunters on Horseback — Anonymous, late 8th to 9th century

Hunters on Horseback

October 10, 2026Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King — Anonymous, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)

Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King

October 10, 2026Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s) — Anonymous, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu’nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa’iq al-Ash’ar (The Free Men’s Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)

October 10, 2026Bookbinding for a Qur'an — Anonymous, 15th century

Bookbinding for a Qur’an

October 10, 2026Bowl — Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

Bowl

October 10, 2026Button-Based Situla — Iran, Luristan

Button-Based Situla

October 10, 2026Bowl with Griffin — Anonymous, 12th century

Bowl with Griffin

October 10, 2026

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