Ink on paper in art: 75 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium75 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	75
Date Range	2060 BC – 2065
Primary Department	Islamic Art (58)
Most Common Form	Codices (46)
Cultures Represented	10
Countries	12
Public Domain	84 works (71%)

Works by Century

21th century BC

20th century BC

2nd century

5th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Departments

Islamic Art

Asian Art

Egyptian Art

Medieval Art

Modern and Contemporary Art

Forms & Classifications

Codices

Paintings

Manuscripts and Illuminations

Drawings

Works on Paper

Miscellaneous

Prints

Cultures Represented

Coptic · 4Arabic · 3India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler) · 3India (Rajasthan, Nathadwara) · 2India (Rajasthan) · 2Northern India, Delhi or Agra region · 2Syrian · 2 India · 2India (Bundi, Rajasthan) · 2India (Pahari Hills, Guler) · 2

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

Iran

India

Byzantine Egypt

India or Iran

Egypt or Syria

Syria

Turkey

United States

USA

Cities Represented

Shiraz · 2Tabriz · 2Mosul · 1Damascus · 1Golconda · 1Guler · 1Bikaner · 1Istanbul · 1probably Isfahan · 1Calcutta · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Offering Procession and Netting Fowl, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Funerary Provisions and Hunting, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Harvesting Sicamore Figs, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Laden Donkeys and Men Plowing, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Men Roping a Bull and Driving Cattle, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Offering Scene, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Offering Scene, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Washing Linen, Tomb of Djari		ca. 2050–2000 B.C.	Egypt
Coptic Manuscript	Codices	3rd–12th century	Egypt
Leaf from a Coptic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript	Manuscripts and Illuminations	6th–14th century (?)	Byzantine Egypt
Page of Calligraphy	Codices	10th–early 11th century	Egypt
Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript	Codices	11th–12th century	Egypt
Block-printed Talismanic Circular Leaf	Codices	11th century	Egypt
Fragment from a Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th–12th century	Egypt
Fragment of a Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th–12th century	Egypt
Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th century	Egypt
Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th century	Egypt
Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th century	Egypt
Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th century	Egypt
Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th century	Egypt
Talismanic Scroll	Codices	11th–12th century	Egypt
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript	Codices	14th century	India or Iran
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript	Codices	14th century	India or Iran
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript	Codices	14th century	India or Iran
Shahnama (Book of Kings)	Codices	1475–1675	Iran
"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Before a Ruler"…	Codices	ca. 1476–86	Iran
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami	Codices	1509–10	Iran
Page of Calligraphy from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of…	Codices	16th century	Iran
"Bahram Gur Shows His Skill Hunting, while Fitna Watches"…	Codices	mid-16th century	Iran
Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves	Codices	ca. 1550–70	Turkey
Folio	Paintings	ca. 1540	Northern India, Delhi or Agra region
Folio	Paintings	ca. 1540	Northern India, Delhi or Agra region
Composite Camel with Attendant	Codices	third quarter 16th century	Iran
Folio	Paintings	ca. 1560–65	North India (Delhi -Agra area)

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access