Who is the architect Born in China in 1917 the son of a prominent banker he came to the United States to study architecture when he was seventeen and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from MIT in 1940 In 1942 Pei enrolled in the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he studied und ID: 632808
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In the name of God
Museum of Islamic ArtSlide2
Who is the architect
Born in China in 1917, the son of a prominent banker, he came to the United States to study architecture when he was seventeen, and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from MIT in 1940. In 1942, Pei enrolled in the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he studied under Walter Gropius. He completed his Master of Architecture degree in 1946,
Ieoh Ming Pei Slide3
The activities of the museum
The Museum administrators select an artifact to be displayed at the Museum educational
center each
week Slide4
Calligraphic Jade Pendant (
Haldili)
India
Dated 1401 AH (1631 -1632 AD)
Jade (nephrite), carved
Height: 3.3 cm, length: 5.1 cm
JE.85.2002 The
haldili is a pendant worn to help cure heart “palpitations”. This haldili
belonged to Shah
Jahan
, who may have used it to help with his grief over the loss of his beloved wife, the Empress
Mumtaz
Mahal, for whom he built the Taj MahalSlide5
Yataghan and Scabbard
Made by Mustafa
ibn
Kemal
al-
Aksheri
Turkey
1481 – 1512
Steel with gold inlay, wood, leather
AA.6.1997 This yataghan, or ''Turkish sword'', commissioned by Sultan
Bayezid
II for a court official is probably the earliest datable example of its kind. The shape of the hilt is pre-Islamic indicating a historic manufacturing tradition but the austere decorative adornment is of the Ottoman period.Slide6
Jeweled Falcon
India
c. 1640
Gold with enamel and inlaid rubies, emeralds, diamonds, sapphires and onyx
Height: 23.4 cm, diameter: 8.3 cm, width: 6.9 cm
JE.69.2001 This extraordinary jeweled falcon was made in the Imperial
Mughal
workshop and was part of the private jewels of Shah Jahan. The symbolism of a falcon demonstrates kingship, whilst birds in connection with Muslim rulers represents victory and power.Slide7
Fountain Head
Spain
Mid 10th century
Bronze, engraved
Height: 48.1 cm
MW.7.1997 This fountain head is in the form of a hind (female deer). It would have once stood beside a basin or pool, with water spouting from its mouth, in a palatial setting in Umayyad Spain.Slide8
The
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Museum of Islamic Art