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Medallion carpet, possibly made in the Karabakh workshops in the late 16th century. It combines the tree motif with the medallion motif
Golden turkish water vessel, inlaid with blue enamel studded with diamonds and rubies
Medallion carpet. It includes the name of the designer and the date of completion woven into its pattern: Maqsud of Kashan, 1539
Turkish court carpet with plant design made to cover a table. Mid-16th century
Shah Abbas plant-patterned carpet from the early 17th century
Prayer rug with mihrab design from the moghul era
Shah Abbas' own helmet was made of steel inlaid with gold in 1625
The Shah Mosque, began in 1612 and completed in 1638
Miniature showing metal workers making helme
Carpet bearing the coat of arms of Sigismund III of Poland. This king ordered this and other carpets in 1602 for the dowry of his daughter Catherine Constance. It originates from Kashan
North-west Iran, medallion and hunting scene carpet. It is signed "Ghiyat-ed-Din Jami, 929 hijri' (corresponding to 1522/3 AD)
Medallion and animal carpet from about mid-16th century
Flower and ribbon carpet from the end of the 16th century
Painting depicting the imperial barge carrying sultan Osman along the coast of the Golden Horn. Osman reigned only four years, from 1618-1622 before being murdered in a palace revolution
The Ottoman Throne. It was made in Egypt between 1574 and 1595 and presented to Murad III. It is made of gold plates studded with precious stones
The Congregational Mosque built by Shah Jahan from 1644 to 1658. It was then the largest mosque in the world
Painting depicting fortifications built along the turco-persian border (detail)
Pictorial map of Istanbul drawn in 1537. The channel in the centre is the Golden Horn
A panel of glazed tiles from the old palace. It dates from the mid-16 th century
Medallion carpet with human figures and hunting scenes. King Sigismund III from Poland bought it, but it was not specially made for him like the one shown in the previous slide (739)