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Dado Panel, Plaster; cast
20th century
Animal-Spouted Pitcher, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
9th–10th century
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stonepaste body; set into mortar
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE
Lantern for a Lamp, Earthenware; carved decoration, unglazed
9th–10th century
Ewer, Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound
ca. 1180–1210
Armlet, Gold; filigree and granulation
first half 11th century
Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali, Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced
Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
The Emperor's Carpet, Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
second half 16th century
Strand of Beads, Carnelian
9th–12th century
Calligraphic Plaque, Steel; forged and pierced
probably late 17th century
Jewelry Elements, Gold sheet; worked, chased, and set  with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass
late 14th–16th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad
ca. 1525
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali
ca. 1530
Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants, Silk, cotton, flat metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded
first half 17th century
Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience, Stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded
late 12th–early 13th century
The Lovers, Riza-yi 'Abbasi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Painting by Riza-yi 'Abbasi
dated 1039 AH/1630 CE
Silk Animal Carpet, Silk (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
second half 16th century
The 'Nigde' Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
18th century
The Anhalt Medallion Carpet, Cotton (warp), silk (weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
probably first half 16th century
Silk Kashan Carpet, Silk (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
16th century
"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Habiballah of Sava  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Painting by Habiballah of Sava
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600
"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad
ca. 1525
Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Stonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise
dated 612 AH/1215–16 CE