fatimids arts
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THE FATIM IDS909 1171 A.D.
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The Aghlabids Map
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The Fatimids:
Claimed descendants of the
Prophet (S) through the
daughter Fatima who married
Ali (the Prophets cousin) Shiah(or Shiite) from shiatAli
ShiahIsmailiah = from the 7th
imam Ismail
Began in Khuzistan Southern
Iraq mid 9th century
Moved to Salamiya and
continued dawah mission
Abu AbdAllah al-Shii settled in
Ifriqiya early 10th century with
the support of the Berbers
UbaidAllah flee Salamiya,
detained in Sijilmasa (southern
Morocco) later freed by Abu
AbdAllah
Founded Shiite Fatimid
caliphate in Tunisia in 910
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Al-Mahdiya founded in 921 as the
capital
Fustat (capital of Egypt) conquered
in 969
Founded their own capital Al-Qahirah the Victorious and
worked to dismember the Abbasids
empire
Objective: to unite the Muslim
world under Shiite doctrine
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The Fatimids Map
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Artistic Characteristics:
Forms a bridge between the east
and west, the Umayyads and the
Abbasids
Reinvigorated the Hellenism
tradition through their contact with
the Christian powers to the north
Expression of religious zeal in art
and architecture with a doctrine
which is both political and spiritual
The rise of the Druse religious
community (1017-1021), venerating
the Fatimid calip al-Hakim (996
1021) as an incarnation of God
Manuscript (11th century) 14 x 14 cm depicting two
warriors. Inscriptions read: Fame and riches to the
Commander Abu Mansur
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FORTS, GATES AND
CITADELSSQIFA AL-KAHLA,
MAHDIYA (Black
Entrance) (10TH
CENTURY)
Controlled entry to
the royal city
The horseshoe arched
entry led to vaulted
gatehouse, protected
by heavy iron doors
The two bastions
contained stairways
leading to the top of
the tower
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BAB AL-FUTUH (CAIRO) 11TH century: a more elaborately decorated gateway, with rounded flying
buttresses, projected parapet (machicolations) above the arched doorway, radiating voussoirs of the
arches and battlements
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Bab An-Nasr 11th century Cairo: built using material
from the ruins of Pharaonic temples in 1087-1092
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MOSQUES
Great Mosque of al-
Mahdiya, 916
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Great Mosque of Mahdiya
Inner court with colonnades of
horseshoe arches
Gallery of the inner courtyard
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Minaret of the the Great Mosque of qala Banu Hammad early 11th
century
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Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo 972
Built by Jauhar after the
conquest of Fustat, Al-Azhar
became the centre of
dawah and the most
important universities ofthe Islamic World during
Ottoman
The dome and minaret
were added in 1469 by the
Mamluk Sultan Qaitbai
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Al-Hakim Mosque, Cairo 990 - 1013
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Five aisled prayer hall following traditional mosque prototype with wide central
aisle: the courtyard which was badly dilapidated was turned into military barracks,
sports ground and even the first Museum of Islamic Art.
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The oldest surviving minaret
of the Fatimids period
amidst the renovations doneconcealing its original
features
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The arcade surrounding the courtyard
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Al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo 1125
Built in stone, with intricate stone carving
detailings
The faade exhibit classical influence, withtripartite structure and portal design to the
entrance
Decorative elements: muqarnas,
inscriptions, portal, niche, tympanum,
horizontal and radiating ribs
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Medallion in the tympanum of Aqmar Mosque, Cairo, 1125
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TOMBS
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Blue glass cup 9-11th c
Glass with lustre painting, 10th
century
GLASSWARE
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CERAMICS
LUSTREWARE
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WOOD
CARVINGOutstanding forcraftsmanship
Characterised by central
subject matter, often
depicting human and animal
figures, with interlaced
tendrils surrounding pattern
Known to have been
executed in Coptic workshops
Inlaid panel 10th century; lacquered wood of wood, ivory and bone
intarsia
Fragment from Fatimid western Palace, Cairo, 11 th century 30 x 40 cm: subject matters of people dancing, hunting and music
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Portable mihrab (1133) from
Mausoleum Sayyida Ruqayya: carved
with 6 pointed stars and surroundinginscriptions
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Teak door panel, 11th century
Depicting mirrored horses
silhoutted against interlacing
tendrils on geometric pattern base
IVORY
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IVORY
CARVING
Left: Ivory Plaque 11-
12th century;
Subject matter: wine
drinking
Right: Carved ivory, Fustat
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