"Empire of Light: Visions and Voices from Afghanistan (until 30 May), a highlight of Art Basel Qatar week, draws mainly on the MIA collection, presenting key works such as an early 13th-century ewer (Ghurid or Ilkhanid period) with silver and copper inlaid decoration and a folio from a Qur'an manuscript in kufic script in ink, gold and watercolour (9th century)."
"MIA and Qatar Museums have rich and very diverse collections tackling different areas of the historical Islamic world including Afghanistan. We were lucky to be able to take out of storage some of our hidden treasures and to borrow from our sister institutions: The National Collection of Qatar and Lusail Museum, plus the Qatar National Library-Qatar Foundation."
Empire of Light: Visions and Voices from Afghanistan runs at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha until 30 May and features material spanning pre-Islamic periods to the present. The show draws mainly on the MIA collection and includes key works such as a 13th-century Ghurid or Ilkhanid ewer with silver and copper inlay and a 9th-century Qur'an folio in kufic script with ink, gold and watercolour. Curators Nicoletta Fazio and Thomas Lentz sourced pieces from MIA storage and sister institutions, and secured international loans including from the Smithsonian. Objects created in Kabul at the Jangalak Vocational Training Centre, including a model of the Noh Gunbad mosque, illustrate local craftsmanship and the continuity of sacred landscapes in Afghanistan.
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