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How did Islamic art impact the world?

Islamic art has notable achievements in ceramics, both in pottery and tiles for buildings, which reached heights unmatched by other cultures. Early pottery had usually been unglazed, but a tin-opacified glazing technique was developed by Islamic potters.



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Calligraphy, especially calligraphy involving the text of the Koran, is the highest form of art in the Islamic world. Depicting images of humans and animals is usually taboo in Islam, so Islamic art usually contains elaborate geometric forms and calligraphy instead.

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The most dominant and prevalent symbols of Islam are the Crescent and Star, the minaret, and Arabic inscriptions and numerals. Additional typical Islamic design motifs include calligraphic representations of Allah's name, images of the Dome of the Rock, palm trees and the color green.

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The representation of human figures is rare in Islamic religious art because. Muslims believed that artists should not compete with Allah, who created everything.

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