In the early 20th century, excavations in the town of Mansura in Pakistan’s Sindh province revealed four extraordinary bronze knockers.

20 inches in diameter and dating from the 880s, they constitute some of the earliest pieces of Islamic art found in Pakistan.

Yet theyre also so clearly Indic in character, featuring a kirtimukha surrounded by Kufic calligraphy.

Indeed, in these bronze knockers, we witness some of the earliest Indo-Islamic art!