west and central asia
The arts of West and Central Asia play a key role in the history of world art, giving form to the vast cultural interchanges that have occurred in these lands that link the European and Asian peoples. (Khan Academy)
Here is a Word document with all of the West and Central Asia images.
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Here is the PowerPoint I showed in class.
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Some Notes and Handouts
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Checklist for Flashcards
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FlashCard Slideshow
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West and Central Asia
Recorded Lessons:
West And Central Video 1 - Brief Intro to Islam, Kaaba, Dome of the Rock
West And Central Video 2 - Isfahan, Folio, Basin
West And Central Video 3 - Bahram Gur, Gayumars, Carpet
West And Central Video 4 - Petra, Bamiyan, Jowo
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Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple. Nabataean Ptolemaic and Roam Empires. c.400 B.C.E - 100 C.E.; Cut rock.
Left Top: Petra and Great Temple Bottom Right: Petra Above: The Treasury |
Buddha. Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Gandharan Kingdom. c. 400-800 C.E. (destroyed by Taliban in 2001). Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint.
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The Kaaba. Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Islamic. Pre-Islamic monument; rededicated by Muhammad in 631-632 C.E>; multiple renovations. Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread.
Top Left: Kaaba from above, during the Hajj
Top Right: Kaaba and the Kiswah (silk covering)
Bottom Left: Kaaba interior illustration
Bottom Right: Kaaba complex during Hajj
Top Left: Kaaba from above, during the Hajj
Top Right: Kaaba and the Kiswah (silk covering)
Bottom Left: Kaaba interior illustration
Bottom Right: Kaaba complex during Hajj
Dome of the Rock. Jerusalem. Islamic from the Umayyad Caliphate. 691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations. Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminium and bronze dome.
Top Left: Exterior Top Right: Interior Bottom Right: Site illustration |
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Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis). Muhammad ibn al-Zain. c. 1320-1340 C.E. Brass inlaid with gold and silver.
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Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple. Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty. Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 C.E.; Gilt metals with semi-precious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings.
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Folio from a Qur'an. Arab, North Africa or Near East. Abbasid Caliphate. c. 8th to 9th century C.E.; Ink, color, and gold on parchment.
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Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh). Isfahan, Iran. Islamic, Persian: Seljuk, Il-Khanid, Timurid, and Safavid Dynasties. c. 700 C.E.; additions and restorations in the the 14th, 18th, and 20th centuries C.E.; Stone, brick, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile.
Top Left: Masjid-e Jameh
Top Right: Courtyard
Bottom Left: Mihrab (prayer room)
Bottom Right: Detail of tile work
Top Left: Masjid-e Jameh
Top Right: Courtyard
Bottom Left: Mihrab (prayer room)
Bottom Right: Detail of tile work
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Kkanid Shahnama. Islamic; Persian, Il-Khanid Dynasty. c. 1330-1340 C.E.; Ink and opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper.
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The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama. Sultan Muhammad. c. 1522-1525 C.E.; Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper.
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The Ardabil Carpet. Maqsud of Kashan. 1539-1540 C.E.; Silk and wood.
