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Shoes
20th century

Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
Afghan
18th–19th century

Fipple flute
Afghan (possibly Hazaras)
mid-20th century

"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
dated 892 AH/1487 CE

Female Head
Afghanistan
ca. 5th century

Square Tile
second half 12th–early 13th century

"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425

Nai
Afghan (Pashtun)
mid-20th century

Armband, One of a Pair
probably 20th century

Fragment of an Ivory Comb
Afghanistan, possibly of West Indian manufacture
1st–3rd century

Tripartite Pectoral Ornament
19th century

Armband, One of a Pair
late 19th–early 20th century

Sheep bell
Afghan
mid-20th century

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Sa'di
late 15th century

"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
931 AH/1524–25 CE

Kunari Sitar
Afghan
20th century

Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 905 AH/1499–1500 CE

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430

Chang (jaw harp)
Afghan
mid-20th century

Drum
Afghan
mid-20th century

Tula
Afghan
mid-20th century

Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan
2nd–4th century

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600

"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Ala al-Din Muhammad
1520–25

Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Head of Buddha
Afghanistan (probably Hadda)
5th–6th century

Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century

"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
931 AH/1524–25 CE

Flute
Probably Afghan
mid-20th century

Ratchet
Afghan
mid-20th century

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
Afghanistan (found near Kabul)
7th–8th century

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Sa'di
late 15th century

Ğičak (Ghichak)
Afghan
1968

Shoe Buckle in the Shape of a Recumbent Ram
Bactria
1st century BCE–1st century CE

Ritual Basin
Afghanistan or Central Asia
6th–8th century

Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
late 12th century

Armband, One of a Pair
late 19th century

Wedding Ensemble
20th century

Ring
20th century

Armband with Bells, Rings, and Thimbles, One of a Pair
late 19th century