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Object of the Week for April 12

Islamic Art

An Iranian bowl in the Freer/Sackler Collection of Islamic Art from the Safavid period (1501 - 1722).

The complex geometry of Islamic design - TEDed

Links

  1. Take a tour of the Islamic Art Collection at the Freer/Sackler Galleries
  2. Music and Islam at the Smithsonian
  3. Islamic Geometry and Arabesque Art Forms
  4. Calligraphy with videos - TRY THEM OUT
  5. Islamic Miniature Painting
  6. Understanding Islamic Carpets and their meaning
  7. Draw your own 8 pointed star- Activity
  8. Mosaic Art blog
  9. Pictures of Islamic Mosaics
  10. History of Islamic Glass - Corning Museum of Glass