Researcher
Murat Özdemir
Murat Özdemir writes for the Islamic & Ottoman Arts department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of islamic & ottoman arts.
Bowl
October 10, 2026
Nishapur Figural Bowl
October 10, 2026
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso); Persian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto)
October 10, 2026
Red-Figure Situla (Deep Bucket): Bellerophon Slaying Chimaera (A); Dionysos, Maenads, Eros (B)
October 10, 2026
Feline Incense Burner
October 10, 2026
Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird
October 10, 2026
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from the double frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 940–1019 or 1025) (verso)
October 10, 2026
Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner
October 10, 2026