Analyzes the "pearl-boring" dragon and the "knotted" dragon body.

Compares the iconography of St. George and St. Theodore with Islamic "warrior-saints."

Elaborate bronze mirrors, candlesticks, and incense burners.

Traces how Central Asian and Chinese motifs merged with Mediterranean traditions.

Lusterware and molded tiles featuring "knotted" serpentine forms. Significance

Kuehn, Sara. The Dragon in Medieval East Christian and Islamic Art . Leiden: Brill, 2011. Core Thesis

Examines talismans used to ward off the "Evil Eye" or celestial eclipses.

Explains its role in representing the pseudo-planetary force that "swallows" the sun and moon. Material Culture Studied