The House of Bijapur · Islam Museum

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Overview

An illustrated album of the household of the sultan of Bijapur; about 1680, Deccan. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

Metropolitan Museum Open Access

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islam.museum contributors. “The House of Bijapur”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/bayt-bijapur/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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The interlaced vegetal ornament that became the signature of Islamic art, flowing across stucco, stone, wood and manuscripts.