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What is reflected in the illustrations of Khamsa?
O.F. Akimushkin and A.A. Ivanov conducted a series of studies of works stored in the Public Library.
The miniature “Majnun at the tent of Laili”
Among the Khamsa epics, “Laili and Majnun” occupies a special place, as do the miniatures in it.
A marble panel shaped like a star
In 1923 the Museum of Islamic Art received a marble panel as a gift, shaped like a star and embellished with a finely worked bas-relief.
A burial place for the Temurids and the Barlas aristocracy
The crypt of Amir Temur lies in the grounds of the Dor us-Sadat complex, which is a majestic structure and known as one of the rare monuments of Amir Temur’s time.
About Karakalpak wedding hat saukele
The Karakalpak wedding hat saukele is an item from the Albion Collection the researcher is particularly proud of.
Why do the Karakalpaks call white chapans “the raven’s claws”?
In 1997, for the first time in his life, American researcher Adam Albion arrived in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, to take part in an international conference.
One of the best examples of architectural epigraphy
The inscription you see in the picture is another part of the missing texts of Oqsaroy - buildings with blue domes.
Where is the tiled fragment from the portal of the mausoleum of Amir-zada kept?
The Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin was founded in 1904. The collection was focused on arts, handicrafts, and archaeological artifacts from nearly every part of the Islamic world.
“Help” from the archive of A. Kun of the Russian Academy of Sciences in restoring the inscriptions of Oqsaroy
Most of the inscription in the picture that you see is lost due to the destruction of the tympan of the small arch.
Fabrics with synthetic dyes
In 1976, physician and doctor David Paly, a true admirer of Central Asian textile traditions, began collecting silk fabrics.
The building on which the name of Amir Temur’s grandson is mentioned
One example of decorative ceramics in the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin dates from the late Temurid period, the end of the 15th century.
Where are the entire ceramic vessels made in Samarkand stored?
Сollection of the Museum of Islamic Art was focused on arts, handicrafts, and archaeological artifacts from nearly every part of the Islamic world.
An amazing example of suzani stored in Berlin
The Museum of Islamic Art was founded in 1904.
Judgments and assumptions about the inscriptions in the mausoleum of Khazrati Imam
According to the conclusion of researcher M.E. Masson, based on historical data, it was Prince Jahangir Mirza who was buried in the mausoleum of Khazrati Imam.
Robes worn at funerals
In 1976, physician and doctor David Paly, a true admirer of Central Asian textile traditions, began collecting silk fabrics.
Yellow-white ikat fabrics
In one of the fabric samples in the David Paley collection, an abr ground is used for silk embroidery.
Colored fabrics
In 1976, physician and doctor David Paly, a true admirer of Central Asian textile traditions, began collecting silk fabrics.
One of the assumptions made possible thanks to preserved grapheme of Oqsaroy
The inscription you see in the picture is another significant part of the lost inscriptions of Aksaray in Shakhrisabz, which became an excellent example of architectural development of the period Amir Temur and the Timurids.
Chapans in the Reisbords collection
Ikat, called abrbandi or “cloud binding” in Central Asia, involves dyeing warp threads prior to arranging them on the loom.
A prayer rug decorated with almond patterns
The ikat textile often served as a ground for multi-purpose embroidery.
Important note given to rulers in Oqsaroy inscriptions
The twines of the third column are alternately decorated with designs and inscriptions.
The famous copy of the epic "Yusuf and Zuleykha" in the British Museum
The Ashmolean Museum is the art and archaeology museum of the University of Oxford, England.
“Striking Tents: Central Asian nomad felts from Kyrgyzstan”
The ethnographic collections of the British Museum were not always housed at the main museum site in Bloomsbury.
Collections of Asian art gaining popularity around the world
With a new area and dedicated department of specialists, many Asian and African objects were transferred to Eastern Art from previously existing departments of Western Art and Antiquities, contributing to establish a base for Japanese art and Islamic art too and further rising the profile and quality of the Ashmolean’s Asian traditions, including Uzbekistan.
Ashmolean Museum, which has excellent collections
The Ashmolean Museum is the art and archaeology museum of the University of Oxford, England.
What is written in the inscriptions of Oqsaroy in golden letters?
The outer contour of the small arch and the corner of the Oqsaroy walls surface are flanked with a three-quarter column in the form of a serpentine twine (Morpech).
Images of fauna in the art of Central Asia
Since the Bronze Age, Central Asians have used images of fauna to represent virtues of vitality and power.
Central Asian fabrics in the Reisbords collection
With the enduring support and encouragement of his wife, artist Elizabeth Bloom Reisbord, Dr. Reisbord has carefully and thoughtfully collected textiles from Uzbekistan and greater Central Asia over the course of 30 years.
Where is one of the rare monuments from the time of Amir Temur?
The complex's main monument, Dar us-sadat, is the mausoleum of Jahangir (or Khazrati Imam).
What do you know about "Abrbandi"?
Ikat, called abrbandi or “cloud binding” in Central Asia, involves dyeing warp threads prior to arranging them on the loom.
David and Elizabeth Reisbords collection
With the enduring support and encouragement of his wife, artist Elizabeth Bloom Reisbord, Dr. Reisbord has carefully and thoughtfully collected textiles from Uzbekistan and greater Central Asia over the course of 30 years.
About the mystical poem and its author in the Oqsaroy inscriptions
One of the inscriptions in Arabic on the columns of Oqsaroy contains poetic praise of Allah, expressed in the style of Sufism.
How was “Dar us-sadat” built?
On the territory of the Dar us-Sadat ensemble, consisting of mausoleums and steps, known as one of the unique monuments of the era of Amir Temur, large archaeological excavations were carried out in 1970–80, as a result of which a significant number of architectural remains were revealed.
Quote in praise of Ali, the first imam of the Shi’ite Imam
One of the method of demonstrating a family’s affluence was textiles covered in iroqi, or cross-stitch embroidery.
Gift from a tea merchant
A separate university building – the Indian Institute – had instead provided the main repository of non-Western art in Oxford.
Unique chapans in collections
Doris (Pip) Rau, Janet Harvey, Sheila Paine and John Gillow, all of them shared a passion for textiles and had substantial knowledge of the textiles they collected and whose collections have been published extensively.