Whenever I go to an exhibition at the Louvre, I also select a particular part of the permanent collection to investigate. This time it was Islamic Art, so I was disappointed to find that half of the collection was unavailable due to renovation work. However, I was still able to see some impressive artifacts from the tenth to the twelfth century.

Bowl with Figures (Iran, 900 – 1100)

Bowl with Standard Bearer (Iraq, c.900 – 1000)

Pyxis of al-Mughira (Spain, 968)

‘Monzon’ lion (Spain, c.975 – 1100)

Basin with Cavalier (Iran, c.1000 – 1200)

Peacock aquamanile (Spain, 11th century)

Lion perfume burner (Khorasan, 11th – 12th century)

Bowl with Hare (Iran, c.1100 – 1220)

Candlestick with ducks (Khorasan, 1150 – 1200)

Falcon perfume burner (Iran, 1180 – 1220)

Head of a Prince (Iran, 1185 – 1215)