Tag: Artifacts

Book Review: From Crosses to Crescents: Artifacts That Brought Medieval Islam and Christianity Together

by Leon Barkho Published on: 11th November 2025

The volume “The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity: Crosspollinations in Art, Architecture, and Material Culture” reveals that art objects – both Muslim and Christian – played a pivotal role in fostering peace and coexistence…

A Candlestick Base Sold for $9.1 Million!

by Cem Nizamoglu Published on: 11th July 2025

A 13th-century silver-inlaid brass candlestick, attributed to the Mosul school of metalwork, broke Sotheby’s record for an Islamic art object when it sold for $9.1 million following a 25-minute bidding contest during the Arts of…

Ex-Forger Attempts To Recreate An Islamic Bottle

by News Desk Published on: 11th June 2025

Oxford historian Dr. Janina Ramirez challenges ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh with his most difficult task yet: carving an Islamic bottle out of rock crystal in the style of the 10th-century Egyptian Fatimids. Rock crystal is notoriously…

A Tale of Two Civilisations: The Viking and the Muslim Civilisation

Buried Evidence: Islamic Viking Burial Garments

by Cem Nizamoglu Published on: 27th October 2017

As predicted in our previous article dating back to May 2015, additional studies and research have indeed revealed more artefacts illustrating European and Islamic Civilisation interconnectivity. Similar to the Viking woman who was found wearing…

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Allah’s Automata – A Review of the Exhibition

by Charles Savage Published on: 2nd December 2015

Reflections on: A New Exhibition on Artifacts of the Arab/Islamic Renaissance ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany: October 30, 2015 - February 28, 2016 http://zkm.de/en/event/2015/10/globale-allahs-automata by Dr. Charles M. Savage Knowledge Era Enterprises International Munich, Germany http://www.kee-inc.com