Islamic Art at the Louvre

The Louvre has opened a new Department of Islamic Art, providing a home for the more than 3,000 objects from the Islamic world in their collection. Above, Ivory pyxis of Prince Al-Mugẖīra, made in Spain in 968.

Photo from ArtDaily.com of a museum goer viewing wall tiles in the new galleries.

Some images from the Louvre's promotional videos. An Izmir bowl from Turkey, and a 14th-century brass dish made in Syria or Persia, known as the "Baptismal Font of St. Louis."