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From Persian Miniatures to Stan Brakhage, Vivan Sundaram Indian, Oil on canvas
From Persian Miniatures to Stan Brakhage
Vivan Sundaram
1968
Kamānche, Wood, metal, bone, gut, Iranian (Persian)
Kamānche
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden, Opaque watercolor and gold on undyed silk
Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden
ca. 1430
"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Calligrapher Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
Patron Commissioned by al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Standing Figure with Feathered Headdress, Gypsum plaster; modeled, carved, polychrome-painted, gilded
Standing Figure with Feathered Headdress
12th–early 13th century
An Arms Workshop, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
An Arms Workshop
mid-16th century
"Entertainment in a Garden", Folio from a Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Matla' al-Anvar , Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

"Entertainment in a Garden", Folio from a Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Matla' al-Anvar

Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
second half 16th century
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Princely Couple, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Princely Couple
1400–1405
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi
Author Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"Elias and Khizr at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Elias and Khizr at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
late 15th century
"Oxen amongst Foliage", Folio from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu', Ibn Bakhtishu', Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Oxen amongst Foliage", Folio from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'
Author Ibn Bakhtishu'
1297–99
Armor for Man and Horse, Steel, iron, leather, Turkish
Armor for Man and Horse
Turkish
ca. 1450–1550
Armor for Man and Horse, Steel, leather, Syrian, Iranian, and Turkish
Armor for Man and Horse
Syrian, Iranian, and Turkish
comprehensively ca. 1450–1550
Figure of Harpy, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, molded and applied decoration
Figure of Harpy
12th–early 13th century
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Ewer with Molded Inscriptions, Animals, and Dancers, Stonepaste; molded, monochrome glazed
Ewer with Molded Inscriptions, Animals, and Dancers
last quarter 11th or 12th century
Portrait of a Dervish, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Margins: gold on dyed paper
Portrait of a Dervish
16th century
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510), Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
16th century
"Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 753 AH/1352 CE
"Yazdegird I Kicked to Death by the Water Horse", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Yazdegird I Kicked to Death by the Water Horse", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30
"Siyavush Displays his Skill at Polo before Afrasiyab," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Siyavush Displays his Skill at Polo before Afrasiyab," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Calligrapher Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
Patron Commissioned by al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
"Throne Scene", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Throne Scene", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
"Adam Makes a Pilgrimage", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Adam Makes a Pilgrimage", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Double Page in Nasta'liq Script from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Double Page in Nasta'liq Script from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Yusuf is Drawn Up from the Well", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Yusuf is Drawn Up from the Well", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
"Yusef Serves for Zulaikha at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Yusef Serves for Zulaikha at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century
Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a horse, Bronze, Iran
Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a horse
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Plate, Silver, partly gilt, Sasanian
Plate
Sasanian
ca. 310–79 CE
Anthropomorphic "fertility" tube, Bronze, Iran
Anthropomorphic "fertility" tube
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Pin, Bronze, Iran
Pin
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Bracelet or anklet with lion, Bronze, iron, Iran
Bracelet or anklet with lion
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Top for standard, Bronze, Iran
Top for standard
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Harness ring, Bronze, Iran
Harness ring
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE