Tiglath Pileser
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Exploring the history of Byzantium, the Ottomans, and their neighbours — empires, borders, and the crossroads of civilizations.
Green Mosque, Bursa Pic : By Yahia.Mokhtar -https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65964667
The Green Mosque of Bursa, also known as the Mosque of Mehmed I, is a famous 15th-century early Ottoman landmark celebrated for its striking green-blue tilework and carved marble. Pic: Yahia.Mokhtar - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
A tofangchi during the reign of Abbas the Great. Painting by Habib-Allah Mashadi, dated c. 1600.
It’s the small details in the Nasrid Palaces in Granada that stay with you.
Horse Bridle or Belt Ornaments Spanish 1400–1500 The design and decorative techniques link them to other pieces of fine metalwork made in the Nasrid capital of Granada, presumably in a royal workshop. 📷 Metmuseum
In the Balkans, women usually fastened their clothing with hooks, rather than buttons or bows. This clasp, decorated on the front with filigree and coloured pastes, has two sharp hooks on its back. It would have been used to hold the two sides of a jacket together.
Archer's Thumb Ring Ottoman 16th–17th century A thumb ring provided the archer with a firmer grip of the bowstring. As archery was considered a noble sporting exercise, thumb rings were worn as symbols of elevated social status. 📷Metmuseum
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Internal Façade of Basilica of Santa Prassede, in Rome. 📷By Mari27454
Ceiling of the Chapel of Saint Zeno in Rome. 📷By Livioandronico2013
Egg-Shaped Ornament Armenian mid-18th century Oval porcelain eggs hung over altars and on lamp cords to prevent rodents and insects from reaching the lamp oil. Winged seraphim heads are joined here with Crusader crosses - a throwback to the Latin Crusader states. 📷 Metmuseum
Inscribed royal spinel featuring the names of six rulers, engraved by Sa'ida, mid-15th – mid-18th century. This celebrated \(249.3\)-carat gem is a fine deep-pink spinel (balas ruby) hailing from the Badakhshan mines in Afghanistan.
"Alexander is Lowered into the Sea", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian Painting attributed to Mukunda 1597–98 📷Metmusuem
From the celebrated, late-14th-century illuminated manuscript held by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Originating in Milan around 1380–1385, it contains French prose compilations of Arthurian legends, primarily the Queste del Saint Graal and the Roman de Tristan.
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz Poet Hafiz Iranian Painting attributed to Bihzad Iranian ca. 1480 📷 MetMuseum
Akdamar Island and the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a 10th-century Armenian church and monastic complex 📷By gozturk