Early Islamic Art and Architecture: A
Model of Cultural Exchange
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2011 from WHA Morocco, 2005 (Maxwell)
Photo
Expansion under the Prophet Muhammad, 622-632
Expansion under the “Rightly Guided Caliphs,” 632-661
Expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate, 661-750
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The Islamic Prophet Muhammad, 17th century Ottoman copy
of an early 14th century (Ilkhanate period) manuscript of
Northwestern Iran or Northern Iraq
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Young Muhammad meets the monk Bahira. From
Jami' al-Tavarikh ("The Universal History" or "Compendium of
Chronicles") written by Rashid Al-Din and illustrated in
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Muhammad at the Ka’ba
Istanbul, 1595
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Depicts
Sasanian
Khusraw II
(590-628)
BUT
Date Yazid I
(680-83) in
Arabic
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Byzantine coin of three
imperial figures
638
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Ground by al-Malik in 693
Almost identical
struck
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Early coins of Caliph Abd al-Malik (646-705)
Top rows imitate the
Byzantines
Bottom row introduces
the new style of coinage
by al-Malik
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Dome of the Rock in the Haram al-Sharif
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Diocletian’s
mausoleum
303 AD
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Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna (548 AD)
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Dome of the Rock
San Vitale
in Ravenna
Reprinted with permission from
Holly Hayes/Sacred Destinations
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Interior San Vitale
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Interior
Dome of the Rock
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Interior mosaics
Dome of the Rock
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Great Mosque of Damascus (706-716)
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Great Mosque of Cordoba 706-716
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Visigoth
influenced
shell over
mirhrab
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