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Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)
ca. 410 AH/1019–20 CE
The Monkey Prince Angada Steals Ravana’s Crown: Folio from the dispersed Shangri Ramayana series (Style III)
India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Jammu (Bahu)
ca. 1700–30
Calligraphy Painting
Isma'il Jalayir
ca. 1860
Playing Card
second half 19th century
"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1597–98
A Radish Plant, Seed, and Flower
late 18th century
Portrait of Haidar Quli
16th–17th century
"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Papyrus Fragment
8th–9th century
Bookbinding
17th–18th century
Calligraphic Fragment
14th–15th century
Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book
Muhammad bin Ahmad bin 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Riyahi
dated 1039 AH/1629–30 CE
"Kai Khusrau is Discovered by Giv", Folio 210v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"Burzuya's Mission" Folio 5v, 6r from a Kalila Wa Dimna of Bidpai
second quarter 16th century
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Woman Carrying a Vase
17th century
recto: "Portrait of Prince Danyal", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Manohar
recto: late 16th century; verso: ca. 1500
"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Chitarman
recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Colophon Page from Iskandarnama Manuscript
Abu Turab Mun'im al-Din
dated 912 AH/1507 CE
Composite Camel with Attendant
third quarter 16th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Sa'di
late 15th century
"The Monkey Escapes to the Safety of the Fig Tree", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Seated Dervish
late 16th century
Turkoman Prisoner
ca. 1610
"The Great Festivity (Maha Utsav): Six Figures Celebrate with Music and Dance," Folio from the "Early Bikaner" Bhagavata Purana (The Ancient Story of God)
India, Rajasthan, probably kingdom of Bikaner
ca. 1610
Majnun in the Wilderness
last quarter 16th century
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
931 AH/1524–25 CE
Portrait of Jafar Khan
17th century
"The Combat of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
Study of a Bird
Riza-yi 'Abbasi
dated 1043 AH/1634 CE
"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"A Man Complained to Da'ud of a Sufi Mystic Drunk", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
19th century
"Siyavush Stands Accused by Sudaba before Kai Kavus", Folio 163v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
"Rustam Lassos the Khaqan of Chin, Pulling him from his White Elephant", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
A Lady on a Terrace Smoking a Huqqa
India, Punjab Hills, Jammu
ca. 1690–1720
Divan (Anthology) of Hafiz
last quarter 18th century
Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
14th century