This Persian Astrolabe is from the Qajar era. It consist of a mater with throne and suspension shackle on top. The front side is decorated with calligraphy, mainly corresponding to Iranian c ...
Bronze Islamic globe Astrolabe, probably of Persian origin.
It is decorated with human and animal forms.
It is dated 1133 AH (1717 AD)
Period: 19-20th century
Dimensions: 36 by 30 ...
This Persian astronomical globe, made of copper, is elaborately decorated with human and animal forms representing the astrological signs. Important places on the globe are inlaid with silve ...
Safavid period comb made of Rhino horn. Very beautifully decorated with Islamic engravings.
Oh God, bless Muhammed, Al-Hassan, Al-Hussein and the family of Muhammed.
Please not ...
This is a wonderful example of an Astrological compass. The copper disc is covered in Astrological and mathematical engravings. There are the names of the astrological constellations and let ...
A beautiful Persian, Qajar incense burner. The bronze is delicately wrought with filigree and etched medallions with animal and manlike figures.
Period: 19th century
Dimensions: 39 c ...
A rare Islamic Brass Globe with Arabic or Persian script. The sphere is perched on a four legged stand. All over it is beautifully decorated with intricate etchings of text and figures. A ni ...
This is an Islamic, Persian, Astrolabe made of brass. The mater is marked every 5°, 0-360° degrees, and it has a 1° graduated edge.
It has five engraved plates with s ...
This Persian Brazier is from the 19th century.
It consists of three parts a platter, a bowl, and a lid.
All parts are decorated with floral and animal motives and there is ...
These eight photographs show Mecca during the Hajj. The tents in Mina, al-Masjid al-Haram, a view of Mecca and Bedouins as guardians.
The photographs are form the early 20th century and tho ...
This photograph shows a rare view of a flooded Mecca Al-Mukarramah during that historical Wednesday in 1941 AD.
The photograph is in good condition and 25 by 33 cm. &n ...
This film contains the first moving pictures ever made of the Mosque of the Prophet. There is also footage of the construction of the first Abdel Al-Azis international airport in 1945.
Peri ...
These are photographs of the cave of which it is told that 7 young people slept for 309 years. Yemliha, Mekselina, Mislina, Mernus, Debernus, Sazenus and Kefestatayyus and their dog Kitmir s ...
These photographs are from the archives of Anhegger. They depict buildings from Malla Eyboglu, one of Turkey’s first female architects.
New Mosque
Hearth, tile de ...
These postcards show several places in the Topkapi palace:
The Selim III room; the holiday throne, 16th century Turkish masnuat; the Mustafa pasha mansion; the Bagdat mansion; the Valide su ...
25 black and white photographs. 22 of Mecca and 3 of the surrounding area.
Period: 20th century
Dimensions: several from 10 by 9 to 13 by 9
Condition: reasonably good
These four black and white photographs depict several perspectives of Mecca. Two centering on the Kaaba. One showing the holy al-Haram As-Sharif with the Kaaba in its center. And one of them ...
This is a wonderful handmade embroidered Sitar. Hours of work by several skilled artists made this likeness to the Curtain of the Chamber of Felicity. The original of which is hanging in the ...
This is a very rare piece of magnificence. The Hizaam is similar to the Hizaam of the holy Kaaba. On it, embroidered in gilded brons lettering, are verses 127 and 128 of Al-Bakara.
It was h ...
A very large impressive and beautiful, 20th century Islamic, hand-crafted embroidery. The intricate embroidery is the result of a labor of love by several people spending months working ...
This is a very rare piece of magnificence. The Islamic Sitar was handmade with great craftsmanship. A craft that is hundreds of years old. The lettering is embroidered in gilded brons o ...
Large Kazak rug in mainly red and blue colors. It is dated 1355 AH (1939 AD).
The dimensions are: 281 by 118 cm.
This rug has been well used but for its age in good conditi ...
Ottoman empire velvet embroidery, richly embroidered with Islamic calligraphy and lined with cotton. It has tapered ends decorated with tassels.
The embroidery is sura al-Haj verse 26 ...
Ottoman empire velvet, embroidery, richly embroidered with Islamic calligraphy and lined with cotton. It has apered ends decorated with tassels.
The embroidery is Al-Nisaa verse ...