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A 3 page paper which discusses the exhibit (begun the 1st of February, 2005) of the Madina Collection of Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Islamic art. The collection contains works of various media dating from the late 7th through 19th centuries from the vast areas that comprise the Islamic world, from Southern Spain to
Central Asia" (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2005). While the museum already had quite an extensive collection of Islamic art, this particular exhibit truly adds the collections as a
whole. The following paper examines some of the items seen in this particular exhibit. The Madina Collection of Islamic Art The first item to be examined is a
bowl from the 14th century, from either Egypt or Syria (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2005). It is ceramic, fritware and is underglazed-painted (Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
2005). It is 10 and 3/4 inches in diameter. The design is very symmetrical and incredibly colorful in its green and cream along with black lines. Without knowing what the
design symbolizes one could imagine that it is very much an Islamic design, and appears to be religious or spiritual in content. There is a Mandela presence to the design,
with very strong lines and striking elements. This piece can be viewed at the following website: http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record&key=8533 The next piece to be examined is cup from the 13th century, from
Greater Iran. This cup is "Silver, gilded, chased and punched" and measures "3 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (9.84 x 11.75 cm)" (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2005). It
is a relatively simple cup, almost seemingly like a cup with very little, if any, base. It is very rounded and almost appears as though it is to be only
held, and never set down. There is a design around the rim of the cup. The design is a repetitive design and appears to be an almost universal type design
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