Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves

تنّين ملتف على أوراق ساز

Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 2000.424.

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A dragon curled round leaves in the saz style; about 1550–1570, Ottoman Turkey. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1

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

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  1. Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/tinnin-saz-warq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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