Byzantine & Islamic Art II

There are two answers for this piece

• Horror Vacui

• Pyxis of Al-Mughira

• Hagia Sophia

• Canopic Jar

There are two answers for this piece.

• Theotokos

• Great Mosque Cordoba

• San Vitale

• Istanbul

Location & date for the 4 Iwan Mosque​ (a)  

• Isfahan, Iran 700 CE
• Makkah, Saudi Arabia 600 CE
• Cairo, Egypt 800 CE

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• San Vitale, Italy  c. 547 CE
• Rome, Italy c. 547 CE
• Athens, Greece c. 547 CE
• Hagia Sophia C 547 CE

Deesis Mosaic, Haiga Sophia Isfahan, Iran 1567 CE

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Deesis Mosaic

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Turkey

This eight sided church houses Byzantine mosaics of Justinian & Theodora that they would never see. BEST ANSWER

• Hagia Sophia

• Eastern Orthodox

• San Vitale

• San Vitale Ravenna, Italy 526-547 CE

Match the following

• Tessellation

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• Hypostyle Hall

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• Muqarna

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• Mihrab

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• Arabesque

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What was the function of the Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis). Muhammad ibn al-Zain. Mamluk. Brass inlaid with gold and silver. 1320-1340 CE. 20” wide. Islamic

• Function:- Unknown original use Possibly to use as a banqueting piece or maybe a basin for ceremonial hand washing)- Eventually became used to baptize the children of the French royal family

  
  

• Function ​used at a pilgrimage site of a Sufi saint., one of a matching pair, from the funerary mosque of Shayik Safial-Din

• Function: used as a Christian baptismal vessel for Byzantine emperors

Choose the best answer

• Folio from Qur'an Arab, Ink, color and gold on parchment, 8th or 9th century, Kufic script

• Page from Sura 29, Abbasid, 9-10th century, Islamic script

• Qur'an Arabic, North Africa, Sunni script, 5th century

What is the function and context of The Ardabil Carpet. Maqsud of Kashan. Safavid. Silk and wool. 1539-1540 CE. 34’ x 17’. Islamic.

• Function ​Prayer carpet used at a pilgrimage site of a Sufi saint. Context ​World’s oldest dated carpet

• Function: funerary mosque of Shayik Safial-Din Context ​ one of a pair.

• Function ​Prayer carpet used at the Kaaba Mecca. Context ​World’s oldest dated carpet