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Ancient sculpture from Umayyad era fetches £4.2 million at Sotheby's auction
A bronze buck from the Umayyad era sold for £4.2 million ($5.4 million) at a Sotheby’s auction dedicated to artworks from the Islamic world and India. The eighth-century sculpture surpassed its ...
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What was early Islamic clothing like?
Men started wearing a long one piece garment with sleeves called a thawb. In the Umayyad Caliphate (AD661 - 750) designers started making them patterned or striped. Many women wore a headscarf or ...
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Where was the early Islamic Civilisation?
They were the successors to Muhammad. The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The Islamic Golden age began during the ...