Arabian art and architecture, the art and architecture of ancient Arabia. The pre-Islāmic history of the great Arabian subcontinent is primarily that of a nomadic people. By the second half of the …

Old Arabian art experienced its first flourishing at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC at the time of the South Arabian classical culture, [2] centred on the kingdoms of the Sabaeans and …

The early developments of Islamic art were influenced by Roman art, Early Christian art (particularly Byzantine art), and Sassanian art, with later influences from Central Asian …

Images of humans, fashioned in an abstract “block” style from alabaster, are intended as funerary or votive objects to be placed in a tomb or temple. The placement of the ears high on the …

The Met's collection of Islamic art ranges in date from the seventh to the twenty-first century. Its more than 15,000 objects reflect the great diversity and range of the cultural traditions of …

The Arabian Peninsula became a site of diverse artistic production ranging from intricate mosaics to monumental stone carvings. 1st century–6th century C.E. We're adding new content all the …

Some aspects of Arabian art and architecture were distinctive to the region, from massive rock-cut shrines to delicate painted ceramics. Other art forms, such as stuccowork, were inspired by …

painted pottery from Mesopotamia appears along the eastern shore of Arabia as far south as Oman. It is probably imported by boat during exchanges between the inhabitants of southern …

The figurative and decorative art of ancient Southern Arabia evolved over a period of at least 1,200 years. Indigenous types and styles developed, although some motifs could have been …

Separated from other civilisations of the Near and Middle East by the imposing Arabian desert, the pre-Islamic peoples of southern Arabia (Sabeans, Minaeans, etc.) developed a distinct …