nature and so forth. So a piece could be from any region or time period of it fits into the theme. For example a 10th century door panel from Iran could be next to a 19th century Fabrige box. This is because they both show how the use of patterns found in nature dictated how the piece ultimately was created. Some of the galleries I really enjoyed were the patterns from nature, the astrolabe display, the figurative area and a selection of glass mosque lamps.
It was over 110° F so we did not linger on this grand entry
The two staircases flank a three story glass view of the city
So many angles and curves
In the center is the circular light fixture
A close up of the stairs
Its like a maze. You can see the dome at the top with a cubist design. The handling glass walkway to the top left. The circular light fixture between that ant the stairs at the bottom
All the parts of an astrolabe disassembled
This one was from the 16th century
A finely inscribed celestial orb
If you look close you can see that repeesentations of the constellations are etched into the brass
This was a very large ceramic piece that was two feet across
Monkey
A powder horn
A ceramic bath rasp an old time loofah
Gold, emeralds, rubies, diamonds as a falcon
An ivory priming flask for early guns
Jade horses head with gold as the hilt of a dagger
The detail on the jade is breathtaking
A fountain head
Mother and child
Shiny things are still in style
The hoofs are cool
Gold inlay on jade. I was surprised by how much jade work we saw
A jar that is 1000 years old
Minute detail on this rug
And this is the rug the detail was from, its 15 feet long at least
- The fine gold work is hard to fathom
Hat head you can't recover from
Just a trinket of a bracelet
Three kinds of wood. Ivory and bone inlay on this 700 year old panel
Vast amounts at intricate tile work
A good, ruby and emerald golf ball. Actually it was a perfume holder
Cut quartz crystal from the calligraphy section. There were seals, signet rings and printing blocks
Metallic inlay
I dream of genie
A tomb stone
An archer's ring for a rich archer
Emerald and ruby box by Fabrige. The emerald on the top was over 2 inches across
Wood panel over 1000 year old
This is a four player
game from India called Chopat. The long pieces are dice and the round pieces are pawns. Oh, and they used gold, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds
