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| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
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Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Instruments for the eyes. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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General surgical tools. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Gynaecological and delivery instruments. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Instruments for the ears and throat. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Cauteries for the spine and head (10th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Rosewater still from Al Mizza village in Syria. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Still from 1327. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Copy of a double alembic from a book by Al-Razi. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Distillation still. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Hand grenades from the Ottoman era. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Biological grenade. This would contain poisonous arthropods. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Model of a trebuchet that fires arrows in quick succession. The original plans are in the inset. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Gauge for measuring ballistic angles in warfare. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Model of a trebuchet for firing heavy arrows. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Model of an oven for making glass (8th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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11th century instrument for making circles designed by Al-Haitham. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Levelling device as described by Andalucian mathematician Al-Marakusi and engineer, Abu Utman (13th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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10th century glazed ceramic bowl from Nishapur, Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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A copy of the famous world map by Al-Idrisi completed in Sicily, 1154. This was the only world map in Europe for three centuries. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
 |
10th century glazed ceramic bowl with Kufic script from Nishapur, Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Instruments to measure latitude described by Al-Biruni (died 1048). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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10th century glazed ceramic bowl with Kufic script from (Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Two nautical compasses by Ibn Majid. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Deep 10th century glazed ceramic bowl from Nishapur, Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Model of a 15th century caravel, a European ship that used Arabic rigging for sailing into the wind. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Small 12th century glass jug from Syria. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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The middle level of the museum. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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View from the middle level. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Small glass bottle from Iran (12th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Glass cup (Iran, 7rh century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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The entrance from the middle level. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Lamps. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Unglazed container (Iran, 13th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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13th century glazed bowl from Iran with Farsi inscription. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Quran from the Mamluk period in Egypt, 13th century. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Ceramic bowl with animal and floral images (Kashan, Iran, 13th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Two handed ceramic jar with blue glaze from 7th century Mesopotamia. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Ceramic bowl with human figures (Kashan, Iran, 13th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Rounded sculpture in the form of a feline head (10th century Abbasid period) from Syria. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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13th century lustreware bowl (Kashan, Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Glazed Central Asian ceramic bowl (10th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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12th century bowl with horseman and seated figures (Kashan, Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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13th century lustreware bowl (Kashan, Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Moulded ceramic flask, 12th century Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Engraved ewer from Afghanistan (12th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Bronze oil lamp (Iran, 12th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Model of the 9th century spiral minaret at Samarra (Iraq). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Detail from the model of the spiral minaret at Samarra. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Candelstick with silver inlay, 13th century Iraq. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Jar with bird decorations from Herat (Afghanistan), 10th century. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Bronze incense burner, 11th century (Seljuk period, Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Ceramic plate with a pair of deer (Iran, 14th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Silver bracelets (top 19th century Egypt, bottom 18th century Yemen). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Mongol silk dress, 14th century Central Asia. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Large brass decorated pot, 13th century Seljuk period Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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A pair of rosewater sprinklers, 17th century Ottoman Turkey. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Copper alam, 17th century Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Ceramic base for a shisha (17th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Stoneware dish from Iran with a musician (17th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Four coloured tiles with a rose and a pair of birds (19th century Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Upholstered and silvered wooden chairs (Ottoman Turkey, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Silver dagger and scabbard, India 19th century. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Pink silk fragment with floral patterns (Ottoman Turkey, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Ivory sword handle in the shape of a mythical being (India, 18th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Three stringed instruments from Turkey and Afghanistan (19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Engraved copper ewer (20th century India). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Bidriware (zinc and silver alloy) box from India (19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Copper pencil case with inkwell (Iraq, 20th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Decorated and silver inlaid stand (Egypt, 20th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Lacquered paper mache decorated pencil case (Iran, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Brass brazier set with bird shaped handle (Ottoman Turkey, 20th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Two lacquered paper mache boxes (Kashmir, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Three 19th century lacquered paper mache boxes from Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Turkmen gold plated necklaces studdied with precious stones (Central Asia, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Rings with semi-precious stones, some used as seals (Iran, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Steel dagger with bone handle and wooden shieth (Syria, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Wooden Quran stand inlaid with mother of pearl (Syria, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Ceramic vase with lid and covered with Quranic inscriptions (19th century China for the Islamic market). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Silver cup with enamel decoration from 20th century Esfahan (Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Decorated wooden door (Afghanistan, 20th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
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Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Richly decorated Persian silver samovar with matching tea tray, bowl and tea pot (Iran, 1890). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Tallsmanic shirt from the 18th century Ottoman Empire. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Tallsmanic shirt (detail) with Quranic verses, hadiths (Islamic traditions), names of companions of the Prophet. These were expected to provide protection during war. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Brown and black box, 20th century Iran. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Tile depicting a horse rider and a large bird (19th century Iran). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Large silver vase on three feet with traditional motifs (Esfahan, Iran, 20th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Two purple velvet jackets with gold thread from Central Asia (20th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Wool carpet (Iran, 19th century). |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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The third level beneath the dome. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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The dome is painted with the Northern hemisphere constellations, the Milky Way and depictions of the Zodiac. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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The Winter Zodiac and Orion. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Sharjah |
|
Sharjah |
|
Museum of Islamic Civilisation |
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Scorpius and Libra. |
2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
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|
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 The modern city of Abu Dhabi. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
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|
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The modern airport. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
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|
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Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
|
|
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Traditional and modern. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
|
|
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View of the sea. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
|
|
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Hotel lobby. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
|
Abu Dhabi |
|
|
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Modern buildings. |
2025 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
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Abu Dhabi |
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Very modern building. |
2025 |
