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28 Cards in this Set
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Kufic Calligraphy |
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Naskh Calligraphy |
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"Sultan Husayn Enthroned", Bihzad -Timurid Dynasty -New realism style |
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"Timur enthroned amid an encampment of tents" - By Sharaf al-Din -Commissioned by Sultan Husayn -Part of "Zafarnama" -Idea of "Dynastic Identity and Dynastic legitemacy" |
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"Gur-i Amir Complex": Samarqand, c. 1400-4 -Timurid Dynasty (Patron: Timur) -Included: Kanaqah, Madrasa and Dynastic tomb |
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"Gur-i Amir Complex": Samarqand, c. 1400-4 -Timurid Dynasty (Patron: Timur) -Included: Kanaqah, Madrasa and Dynastic tomb |
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Genghis Khan/ "Chingiz Khan" -Proclaimed ruler of mongol people c. 1206 |
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"Iskander's Iron Cavalry Battle King of Fur Hind -Great Mongol Shahnama (1318-35) |
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"Shah Zav Enthroned" - Great Mongol Shahnama (1318-35) |
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"Canopy with Pheonix Motif" -13th Century, Ilkhanid -Nasij -Portable wealth |
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Takht-i Sulaiman, Iran, Ilkhanid Dynasty -c. 1275 -Palatial complex around a lake with high, fortified walls -seasonal palace- semi-nomadic lifestyle |
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Takht-i Sulaiman, Iran, Ilkhanid Dynasty -c. 1275 -Palatial complex around a lake with high, fortified walls -seasonal palace- semi-nomadic lifestyle |
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Takht-i Sulaiman, Iran, Ilkhanid Dynasty -c. 1275 -Palatial complex around a lake with high, fortified walls -seasonal palace- semi-nomadic lifestyle |
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"Wall-tile with Pheonix" -Takht-i Sulaiman |
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"Wall-tile with Dragon Motif" -Takht-i Sulaiman |
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"Aq-Saray", Shahr-i Sabz, Timurid Dynasty -Patron: Timur -1379-1404 |
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"Aq-Saray", Shahr-i Sabz, Timurid Dynasty -Patron: Timur -1379-1404
-Hazar Baf / Banna'i |
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Hazar baf / Banna'i |
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"The Alhambra", Granada, Spain -13th-14th century -Nasrid Dynasty -Palatial Complex |
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"The Alhambra", Granada, Spain -13th-14th century -Nasrid Dynasty -Palatial Complex |
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Palatial Courtyard- The Alhambra |
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"Court of the Myrtles" The Alhambra |
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"Hall of the Ambassadors" The Alhambra |
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"Hall of the Ambassadors" The Alhambra |
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"Court of the Lions" The Alhambra |
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"Court of the Lions" The Alhambra |
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"Hall of the Two Sisters" The Alhambra |
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"Generalife" The Alhambra |
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