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Islamic Collection Highlights

The MFA houses one of the preeminent collections of Islamic art in the United States, with materials ranging from ancient to modern day Islamic material culture—paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, glass, and textiles from Iran, Egypt, Turkey, and other countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

Collection Highlights
Door
14th–15th centuries, with later additions
Tombstone
Abu'l-Qasim al-Kharrat
September–October 1138–39 A.D./ A.H. Muharram 533
Tile Lunette
about 1573