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Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Tombak
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", 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 al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", 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
"Amr has the Infidels Thrown into the Sea", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Amr has the Infidels Thrown into the Sea", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Author Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Before a Ruler", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din Iranian, Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Before a Ruler", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Author Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"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
"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 887 AH/1482 CE
Qur'an of Ibrahim Sultan, Ibrahim Sultan Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
Qur'an of Ibrahim Sultan
Calligrapher Ibrahim Sultan
dated 830 AH/1427 CE
Anthology of Persian Poetry, Amir Shahi of Sabzavar Iranian, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Lacquer
Anthology of Persian Poetry
Poet Amir Shahi of Sabzavar
Poet Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Poet Nasir Khusrau
16th century
Swan-Neck Bottle (Ashkdan), Glass; dip molded, blown, folded foot
Swan-Neck Bottle (Ashkdan)
19th century
Divan (Collected Works) of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
Divan (Collected Works) of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Calligrapher `Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi
ca. 1480
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
15th century
"Bahram-e Chubineh Wears Women's Clothing and Spins Yarn", folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahram-e Chubineh Wears Women's Clothing and Spins Yarn", folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1480–90
Camel-Back Bottle, Glass; applied decoration
Camel-Back Bottle
19th century
Camel-Back Bottle, Glass
Camel-Back Bottle
19th century
Camel-Back Wine Bottle, Glass
Camel-Back Wine Bottle
18th century
Bottle, Glass; free blown, mold blown; tooled on the pontil
Bottle
probably 18th–19th century
"Rustam Discoursing with Isfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Rustam Discoursing with Isfandiyar", 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
Double Title Page from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence), Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Double Title Page from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)
Author Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini
1414–35
"Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat", 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
Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Author Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Become Angry and Leave King Khusrau (?)", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din Iranian, Opaque watercolor on paper
"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Become Angry and Leave King Khusrau (?)", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Author Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"Three Men Before a Castle", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Three Men Before a Castle", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Author Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"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
"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
"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
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
"Fable of the Lion and the Hare", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Fable of the Lion and the Hare", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
dated 733 AH/1333 CE
"Siege of Baghdad", Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Siege of Baghdad", Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi
Author Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi
Calligrapher Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini
Unknown
Dhu'l Hijja 839 AH/June–July 1436 CE
"Zulaykha Bidding for Yusuf in the Slave Market in Egypt", Folio from Yusuf and Zulaykha, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Zulaykha Bidding for Yusuf in the Slave Market in Egypt", Folio from Yusuf and Zulaykha
second half 16th century
"Rustam Shoots His Half-brother Shaghad through a Plane Tree", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Rustam Shoots His Half-brother Shaghad through a Plane Tree", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 887 AH/1482 CE
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Paper, leather
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
853 AH/1449–50 CE
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Leather; tooled and gilded; ink on paper
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
1509–10
Bottle, Glass; dip molded with applied decoration, tooled on the pontil
Bottle
probably 18th–19th century
"Khusrau Seeing Shirin Bathing", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Khusrau Seeing Shirin Bathing", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
1447–48
"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Calligrapher Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi
Illuminator Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi
1562–83
"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton", 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