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By the terms of Gulbenkian's will, the collection is to remain exactly as he formed it; no pieces to be sold, no new acquisitions to be made. Yet, despite the imposing size of the new museum with its nearly 60,000 square feet of display area, only part of the total can be publicly shown at any one time. The display space is divided into two wings—one for Western art, the other for Oriental art—which, though they have separate entrances, organically flow into each other near the middle of the buildingThe ceramics collection is one of the world's best (Aramco World, July-August, 1974). It includes fine specimens from the famous late 12th- and early 13th-century Persian manufacture of Rayy, a city whose ruins are near the modern city of Teheran, Among those are the so-called "Minai"—polychrome and gold overglazed painted pottery producing an effect remarkably close to miniature painting—and lustre painted wares. Various types of wall tiles are also represented; an outstanding one is a late 13th-century example of the technique known as Kashi after Kashan, the great center in eastern Iran, in the form of a rectangular, highly embossed blue and turquoise green metallic lustre tile, adorned with a mihrab, or prayer niche, and Koranic inscriptions.

Greek Vase (ca 440 aC, from Attica

Azulejo Pérsia, Ispahan, c. 1620 (detail)

Prayer nichePrayer niche

Kashan pottery (Iran) Seljuk Period, 12th-13th century.

Kashan pottery (Iran) Seljuk Period, 12th-13th century.

Kashan pottery (Iran) Seljuk Period, 12th-13th century. Persia, Timurid period, fifteenth century

Mosque Lamp Egypt (or Syria), Mamluk period, c. 1354-61

Large Beaker Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, first half of 14th century

Bottle Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, middle of 14th century

Bottle, late 13th or early 14th century, Mamluk period, Egypt or Syria, Gilded and enameled glass, h. 40cm

Mamluk glassware

Mamluk glassware, Mosque Lamps

Mamluk glassware, Mosque Lamps

Mamluk glassware, Mosque Lamps

Following the Ayyubid state in 1250 AD, the

Mamluk sultans established a formidable

empire, ruling Egypt, Syria, and Palestine for more

than two hundred and fifty years, their frontiers

extending from southeastern Anatolia to

the Hijaz and incorporating parts of Sudan and Libya..

Soon after coming to power, they defeated the mongols and explled the last of the Crusaders from the Near East. Trade and agriculture flourshied under Mamluk rule, and Cairo, their capital, became one of the wealthiest cities in the Near East and the center of artistic and intellectual activity. It also became the seat of the caliphate and, thus, the most prestegious capital in the Islamic world.

Qing dynasty vases

Qing dynasty vases

Duck China Qing Dynasty

Hat-holder - White porcelain from the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)

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