Take a closer look at the Arab Hall

The Arab Hall has many interesting features. Follow the links below to examine the artefacts in detail.

Move your mouse pointer over the two images below to find out more about certain aspects of the Arab Hall.

16th Century tile panel from Damascus A 13th Century star tile from Kashan, Iran Figurative Persian tiles, 17th Century 17th century stained glass from Damascus Fountain circa 1879-1880 Mosaic frieze, circa 1881-1882
Calligraphy tile panel, date unknown Animal tile panel, circa 17th - 19th Century Zenana, circa 17th Century

The following items are not shown in the pictures above, but are also to be found in the Arab Hall.

• A hexagonal tile from Iznik in Turkey, circa 1535
• Flower and foliage tile panel, circa 1871-1881

Other Arab related objects within the house

• A Circular dish of red coloured lustre, circa 1890
• A Courtyard, Algiers, circa 1879 (Oil on panel)
• Eastern Scene with Minaret, undated (Oil on canvas)
• A short necked bottle-shaped vase, circa 1880
• Head of an Arab, 1865 (Oil on canvas)
• Studies of Arab men and women, 1857 (pencil on white paper)

The Arab Hall tour was made possible by a grant from the Archive, Libraries and Museums.