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A tiled mosaic dado in the Saadian tombs at Marrakesh, Morocco. Geometric patterns of this kind are typical of the Maghrib.

The Ardabil Carpet (detail)
Iran
1539-40
Hand knotted woollen pile, on silk warp and weft; asymmetrical knot, open to the left; 304 knots per sq. in
Width 553.5 cm x length 1051.5 cm

Fireplace from palace of Fuat Pasha
1731
Museum number (703-1891)

This fireplace, made in Istanbul, gives us a glimpse into what the living quarters of an Ottoman official must have been like. Much of the decoration is in a traditional Ottoman style, but the large-scale scrollwork at the top on either side of the hood is in a Europeanized style. The names of a famous group from Christian and Muslim legend (the 'Seven Sleepers' and their dog) are written on tiles around the base of the hood, a practice thought to ward off evil.

Lamp Egypt or Syria, mid-fourteenth century Glass, free-blown and tooled, enameled and gilded H: 14 7/8 in. (37.5 cm); diam: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm) The William Randolph Hearst Collection 50.28.4