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Egyptian or Arab Horse Archers on Islamic or Byzantine Textiles
Soldiers on Umayyad or Abbasid Ivory Plaques, mid-8th century AD, Humaymah, Jordan
Post-Sasanian silver-gilt plate from the Kama region. Enthroned ruler drinking with attendants and musicians. Central Asia or Eastern Iran, 7th to 9th centuries.
Umayyad or Abbasid Plate with Mounted Warrior, Iran, 8th Century. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.76.174.273.
Dish with ruler hunting lions, Eastern Iran, 8th-9th centuries. Upper Kama River region. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, S-3.
“Hunter” from a polychrome fresco excavated at the palace of Jawsaq al-Ḵāqānī, Samarra, Iraq, 218-27/833-42.
Abbasid Bowl, 9th Century, Iraq. Qatar Museum of Islamic Art.
Abbasid Lustre Bowl with man holding a Pomegranate, Mesopotamia or Central Asia, 9th Century
Abbasid Lustre Bowl with figure holding a Jewel, Central Asia, 9th/10th Century. Christie's Sale 7428, Lot 145.
ʿAbbāsid Medallion of Khalīf al Muqtadir Billāh, 908-932 AD.
An Arab Cavalryman in a 10th Century Papyrus Drawing, Egyptian, Rainer Collection, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, RZ00001936.
ʿAbbāsid Bowl with Arab Cavalryman, 10th Century, Iraq. Keir Collection, 37
Abbasid Bowl with Man holding a Cup, Iraq, 10th Century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1977.126.
Abbasid Bowl with Man Playing Lute (al Oud), Iraq, 10th Century. Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo.
Forged Abbasid Bowl with Man Playing Lute (al Oud). Smithsonian F1925.6.
Abbasid Bowl with Standard Bearer, Iraq, 10th Century. Louvre, Paris, MAO 23.
ʿAbbāsid Dish with Arab Standard Bearer, 10th Century, Iraq? Keir Collection, C4i.
ʿAbbāsid Bowl with Seated Arab Figure, 10th Century, Iraq? Keir Collection, 35.
ʿAbbāsid Bowl with Arab Men with Flowers, 10th Century, Iraq? Keir Collection, 38.
ʿAbbāsid Bowl with Arab Soldier with Sword, Shield and Standard, 10th Century, Iraq? Keir Collection, CZ.1.
Abbasid Bowl with Standard Bearer, Iraq, 10th Century. Sotheby's sale L13220/lot 162.
ʿAbbāsid Bowl with Arab Drummer, Mesopotamia, 10th Century. Sotheby's sale L14223/lot 93.
ʿAbbāsid Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner, Iraq, 10th Century. Cleveland Museum of Art 1959.331.
ʿAbbāsid Luster Bowl excavated at Tepe Madrasa in Nishapur, 10th Century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 40.170.27.
Abbasid Bowl with Horseman with Flag, 10th Century, Iraq. Smithsonian F1961.7