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Unknown artist from India. Double portrait of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1592–1666) and Empress Mumtaz (1593–1631), late Mughal Period or British Raj Period, late 19th century. Painting: colors and gold on ivory; frame: gold, wood, and brass, 2 ½ × 3 ¼”. Newark Museum, Bequest of J. Ackerman Coles, 1926, 26.1133.

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Unknown artist from Morocco. Sondouq bridal chest with architectural and floral motifs, 20th century. Wood and colors, 27 × 55 × 16 ½”. Newark Museum, Purchase, 1978, 78.15.

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Lalla Essaydi (b. Morocco 1956; lives and works in the United States and Morocco). Harem #1, 2009. Chromogenic print mounted to aluminum, 40 x 30”. Newark Museum, Purchase 2011 Alberto Burri Memorial Fund established by Stanley J. Seeger, 2011.7.1A-C.

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Unknown artist from India. Illustrated portions of the Khamsa Nizami: Iskandar Nama and Makhzan al-Asrar written in Farsi language with nasta’liq script, late Mughal Period, 1526–1857. Leather, ink, colors, and gold, 14 ½ x 9 ¼ x 1 ¾”. Newark Museum, Gift of the Society for Foreign Mission Welfare, 1955, 55.270.

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Unknown artist from Cairo, Egypt. Khayamiya panel with calligraphic, geometric, and architectural motifs, early 20th century. Cotton appliqué, 111 × 69 × 1/8". Newark Museum, Purchase, 1929, 29.1470.