Cloisonné enamel spatula with long thin metal handle. The spatula is decorated with a dense design of flowers and scrolling leaves on a turquoise ground.

Cloisonné enamel vase decorated with a dense design of flowers and scrolling leaves on a turquoise ground, with cartouches containing Arabic inscriptions in the Chinese style of calligraphy (known as sini) on a turquoise ground.

Cloisonné enamel lidded box decorated with a dense design of flowers and scrolling leaves on a turquoise ground, with cartouches containing Arabic inscriptions in the Chinese style of calligraphy on a pale turquoise ground.

Cloisonné enamel lidded incense burner decorated with a dense design of flowers and scrolling leaves on a turquoise ground, with cartouches containing Arabic inscriptions in the Chinese style of calligraphy on a pale turquoise ground.

Large dish with sloping sides and a slanting foot ring, is almost solely decorated in turquoise blue enamel combined with outlines in black on a thick, opaque white glaze. It is painted in the centre with a large roundel enclosing an Arabic inscription written with the characters forming a spiral, and encircled by double lines. The gently curving cavetto has eight smaller roundels enclosing Arabic inscriptions, alternating with individual words; there are also continuous Arabic inscriptions surround the large central roundel and the rim. The underside is glazed but undecorated.

Qur'an leaf, in Kufic script on vellum. The script is in dark brown ink on parchment, with seven lines per page. The vocalization is rendered in red dots, and single verse divisions are marked with triangular clusters of six gold discs. Fifth verse divisions are marked with a solidly coloured Kufic letter ha in gold (representing the number 5 in the abjad system), outlined in black. Tenth verse divisions are marked with an illuminated cusped roundel formed by interlacing gold and white bands decorated with elegant scrolls and dots containing the exact verse count – in this case thalathun (thirty) – on gold Kufic script on a reserved central space.

A set of two brooches on a brown piece of paper with an inscription on both sides (part c). One brooch is a small yarn doll (part a) with a green dress, tan-coloured skin, blue eyes, a red mouth, and black hair, with arms open at the sides and a safety pin at the back. The second is a metal brooch in the shape of an eagle, with its wings outstretched (part b).

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Painting of a battle scene between light skinned men in historically styled uniforms bearing swords, some riding horses, and darker skinned men in loin cloths, some in headbands, carrying axes, spears, daggers and torches. The scene takes place in a forest at night. In the foreground are several fallen and injured men from both sides of the battle, as well as a cannon and wagon with cannon balls. To the rear of the image is a troupe of loin-clothed men descending on the altercation.

Painting of a wedding scene. The bride and groom stand in centre front, surrounded by well-wishers, some on horseback, others on foot, all in dress clothes. The church they stand in front of is pink with a grey roof, where more people celebrate with upraised arms. To the side, several people climb stairs to the roof. A stream and flowers lay in the bottom right corner, and in the background is a tall tree, grey and green hills, and a dark blue sky.