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Volkan Demir

Volkan 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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Button-Based Situla — Iran, Luristan

Button-Based Situla

October 10, 2026Bowl — Anonymous, 10th Century

Bowl

October 10, 2026Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers — Anonymous, Safavid period (1501-1722)

Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers

October 10, 2026Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) — Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)

October 10, 2026Beaker — Iran, Marlik

Beaker

October 10, 2026Lampas with roundels of the image of Christ in benedictory pose — Turkey, Bursa, Ottoman period

Lampas with roundels of the image of Christ in benedictory pose

October 10, 2026Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) — Mir Musavvir

Rustam’s seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)

October 10, 2026Mosque Lamp — France

Mosque Lamp

October 10, 2026Prayer Niche (Mihrab) — Iran, Isfahan, in the style of the Safavid period (1501–1722)

Prayer Niche (Mihrab)

October 10, 2026
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