Unit 7 AP Art History: West & Central Asia

Islamic; Mecca, Saudi Arabi

Pres-Islamic Monument; dedicated to Mohammed 631 - 632 CE

Granite masonry, silk curtain, gold calligraphy, & silver wrapped thread

Umayyad Dynasty; Jerusalem, Palestine

691 - 692 CE

Stone masonry, wooden roof, glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, & guilt aluminum/bronze dome

Isfahan, Iran

700 CE; restorations in 14th, 18th, & 20th cen CE

Stone, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile

Architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahori

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

1632 - 1653 CE

Stone masonry, marble, inlay of precious/semiprecious stones, & gardens

1320 - 1340 CE

Brass inlaid w/ gold & silver

Abbasid Empire; Arab, North Africa

900s - 1000s CE

Ink, color, & gold on parchment

Artist: Maqsud of Kashan

1539 - 1540 CE

Silk & wool

from Great II-Khanid Shahnama

Islamic; Persian, II’Khanid Dynasty

1330 - 1340 CE

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, & silver on paper

from Tahmasp’s Shahnama

Artist: Sultan Muhammad

1522 - 1525

Pre-Ottoman Persia

Ink, opaque watercolor, & gold on paper

Gandharan Buddhism; Bamiyan, Afghanistan

400 - 800 CE

Cut rock, plaster, & polychrome paint

Yarlung Dynasty; Lhasa, Tibet

641 CE

Gilt metals, semiprecious stones, pearls, paint, & offerings