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Derya Demir

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

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Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design — Turkey, Bursa

Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design

October 10, 2026Fragments — Iran or Iraq

Fragments

October 10, 2026Brocaded velvet with medallions in ogival lattice — Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa

Brocaded velvet with medallions in ogival lattice

October 10, 2026Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) — Anonymous, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

October 10, 2026An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso) — Anonymous, Safavid period (1501-1722)

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso)

October 10, 2026Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript — Riza-yi Abbasi

Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript

October 10, 2026Dish: The Goddess Anahita — Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)

Dish: The Goddess Anahita

October 10, 2026Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment (recto) and Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso) — Bihzad

Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment (recto) and Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)

October 10, 2026Head for a Feline Incense Burner — Anonymous, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

Head for a Feline Incense Burner

October 10, 2026

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