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Pharmacy Jars (Albarelli)
Accession Number: AKM567 and AKM568
Place: Syria
Dimensions: AKM567: diameter 49.4 cm, height 32 cm, AKM568: diameter 49.4 cm, height 30.7 cm
Date: 15th century
Materials and Technique: fritware, underglaze-painted
Bowl With A Fantastical Elephant-Headed Creature
Place: Iran
Dimensions: 15.2 cm
Date: early 13th century
Materials and Technique: fritware, lustre-painted
Ivory Horn (Oliphant)
Place: Probably Southern Italy; silver mounts made in England
Dimensions: 64 x 34 cm
Date: 11th to late12th Century; c. 1620
Materials and Technique: carved ivory with silver mount
Kashkul (Begging Bowl)
Place: Iran
Dimensions: 61 cm
Date: late 16th century
Materials and Technique: brass
Planispheric Astrolabe
Place: Spain, Toledo (probably)
Dimensions: 13.5 cm
Date: 14th century
Materials and Technique: bronze, engraved and inlaid with silver
Dish
Place: Iznik, Turkey
Dimensions:Diameter 34.3 cm, height 7.4 cm
Date:1570–80
Materials and Technique: fritware, underglaze-painted
Isfandiyar Kills The Simurgh
Creator: attributed to Siyavusah
Place: Iran, Qazvin
Dimensions: 40.4 x 29.8 cm
Date: 1576–77
Materials and Technique: opaque watercolour, gold, silver and ink on paper
Shell With Inscriptions
Place: India
Dimensions: 14.5 cm
Date: 18th century
Materials and Technique: incised mother-of-pearl