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\nWatch the full video! Is there more to writing than meets the eye? Luke, age 12, discovers how Islamic art uses language and the written word to create beautiful artworks. Transcript Luke: When I walk into the Islamic Art galleries,...\nWatch the full video! Is there more to writing than meets the eye? Luke, age 12, discovers how Islamic art uses language and the written word to create beautiful artworks. Transcript Luke: When I walk into the Islamic Art galleries, everywhere I look there's some sort of writing. I'd like to know why that is. Maryam Ekhtiar: Writing is very important in Islamic art and culture. Luke: So what are we looking at here? Maryam Ekhtiar: This is an insignia of an Ottoman sultan. Luke: Is it just the sultan's name or are there hidden things in there? Maryam Ekhtiar: It's the sultan's name, as well as his father's name, and the words \"eternally victorious.\" Credits #MetKids is a digital feature made for, with and by kids! About #MetKids Production Credits #MetKids Contributor: Luke Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art: Maryam Ekhtiar Featured artworks: Tughra (Official Signature) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66) Special thanks to the Department of Islamic Art. Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. © 2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art metmuseum.org/metkids\n
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