National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC
On view are approximately 130 objects in the first major exhibition of Mamluk art to be shown in the U.S. The Mamluks, bodyguards of the 13th-century rulers of Egypt and Syria, rose to become one of the major dynasties of the Middle Ages, ruling the area for some 150 years. Objects are on loan from museums and private collections worldwide. Includes illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, glass, ceramics, woodwork, ivory, carpets, and textiles from the 13th to 16th centuries.
Also on view are photographs of the manuscript, Kalila wa Dimna, and of Mamluk architecture.
Related exhibition: Art of the Mamluks in the Freer Collection at Freer
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Related book: Kalila wa Dimna
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