The Ardabil Carpet

سجادة أردبيل

The most famous Islamic carpet in history (1539–40) — among the oldest dated carpets and the Safavid benchmark, at LACMA (its twin at the V&A).

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Minbar of the Kutubiyya

Marrakesh's inlaid wooden minbar (1137) — the finest surviving Islamic minbar, from Cordoba's Andalusi workshops.