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Murat Akın

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

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Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) — Anonymous, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan’s Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

October 10, 2026Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves — Anonymous, Ottoman period (1299–1922)

Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves

October 10, 2026Bowl with Flying Birds — Anonymous, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)

Bowl with Flying Birds

October 10, 2026Luster Bowl with Antelope — Anonymous, Fatimid period (909–1171)

Luster Bowl with Antelope

October 10, 2026Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) — Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

October 10, 2026Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin — Europe

Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin

October 10, 2026

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