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Room 8; Italian Sculptures of the 13-14th Centuries. Be¬
tween the windows, a late Gothic chimney-piece from Venice. To
the left of the entrance: 28a. Head of a bearded prince, one of the
rare busts of the Hohenstaufen period; to the right, 28. Bust of a
lady, from Scala near Ravello (second half of the 13th cent.). In the
corner, Nicolb Pisano, Angel of the Annunciation (much injured);
to the left of it, 22. Nicolb Pisano, St. Buonacorso between two
angels; above, 24. Giov. Pisano, Pieta (lectern; from the pulpit of
Pisa cathedral). — Between the doors are several statuettes by Giov.
Pisano: Madonna, two sibyls (from the pulpit of Pisa cathedral),
four prophets (studio works). 25. Andrea Pisano, Christ on the
cross (lifesize); Pisan School (about 1380), Annunciation, group
with well-preserved old painting. — In the left corner, Pisan
Master of the 14th cent., Madonna, painted wooden statue. Near
the window, Relief of the Madonna and two mourning figures from
Neapolitan tombs of the 14th cent. (Nos. 29, 30); Madonna in ala¬
baster (Sicilian; ca. 1500). — In the glass-cabinet, Gothic ivory
carvings (chiefly French); 26. Nino Pisuno, Alabaster statuette
of the Madonna; 80. Madonna of the end of the 13th cent. (French);
on the side next the window, three Diptychs with Passion-scenes
(14th cent.), on the right side, chiefly non-religious works (mirror-
cases, book-covers with love-scenes, etc.). — The door in the Ve¬
netian 15th cent, portal leads into —
Room 9, containing Works op Arabian and Persian Art.
On the entrance-wall are inscriptions; in the corner an alabaster wall-
fountain with coloured tiles. On the other walls, Carpets of the 14-16th
cent., conspicuous among which, in the centre of the long wall, is one
with the heraldic dragon of the Ming dynasty of China; on the end-wall,
Persian carpet of the early 16th cent, (betraying Chinese influence). In
the show-cases are examples of Arabian and Persian industrial art. By
the long wall is a large bronze casket inlaid with gold and silver for the
preservation of the Koran; in the case to the right, Cover of a similar
casket, and numerous book-bindings, two splendid examples of which are
in the ease on the left. In the other cases are glazed terracotta vessels
and fragments of vessels found in Egypt and Asia Minor; in the middle,
so-called 'Mosul' vessels of bronze inlaid with gold and silver; at the
end, glass vessels, chiefly from Syria.
The door in the long wall leads into —
Room 10, containing the Islamic Collection of F. Sarue (on
loan). Guide, with a survey of the Persian-Islamic art, 1 Jl.
To the left on the principal wall: Oriental metal works for Christian
churches; above, Persian embroidery with portrait of a prince (ca. 1700);
fine Persian carpet with figures of animals (16th cent.); Mosul bronzes
(comp. above); ancient Arabian glass; tomb relief from Palmyra (2nd-3rd
cent.). — By the exit-wall: Egyptian prayer-niche in wood with stucco
mouldings; potsherds from Fostat (Old Cairo). — Window-wall: Lu.st.red
paving-tiles from Persian mosques, fayence and porcelain (partly from
China or in the Chinese manner); Mosul bronzes, a large Venetian basin
with Arabic inscription; miniature manuscripts and a magnificently bound
Koran; on the adjoining screen sketches by the Persian Riza Abassi (17th
cent.). — Narrow wall on the right: lustred and gilded glass, mosque
lamps, mosaic tiles.