Arts of the Islamic World & India, 900-1900

Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900–190Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900-1900

WHAT: art exhibition

AT: Arthur M. Sackler Museum

WHEN:  ends February 10, 2008

INFO:  www.ArtMuseums.Harvard.edu  or  617-495-9400

From exhibition Web site:
"Overlapping Realms presents a sampling of visual arts produced by the varied peoples who inhabited the region stretching from southern Europe through South Asia. Successive and shifting kingdoms and empires in the temporal world profoundly affected these artists who, in turn, contributed to its complex mix of cultures and identities. Different faiths, in particular Abrahamic and Indic religions, also influenced the artists' world views and in many ways determined their opportunities and modes of expression. Relying primarily on ceramics and metalwork, the exhibition emphasizes commonalities and continuities, even as it explores diversity of intention and technique."

IMAGE:
Hexagonal Tile with Cloudband and Floral Arabesque, Turkey, Iznick; 1500-1550. Fritware with underglaze painting, 21.5 x 24.4 cm. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.322. Photo: Photographic Services
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