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Murat Özdemir

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

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Qur’an Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece

October 10, 2026

Four-color Velvet with Medici Armorial in Rosettes

October 10, 2026

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto); the Story of King Luhrasp (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025)

October 10, 2026

Star and Cross Pattern from a Tomb Cover(?)

October 10, 2026

A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh

October 10, 2026

Illuminated folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa’di (c. 1213–1291)

October 10, 2026

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Brocaded Silk Cushion Cover & Iranian Striped Silk Surround

Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain

Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life

Qur’an Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece

Four-color Velvet with Medici Armorial in Rosettes

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto); the Story of King Luhrasp (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025)

Star and Cross Pattern from a Tomb Cover(?)

A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh

Illuminated folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa’di (c. 1213–1291)

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