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"The Tortoise Ferries the Monkey", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Folio from the so-called “Sulayhid Qur’an”
AH 417/1026 CE and between 1064 and 1066
Page of Calligraphy from the Bellini Album
ca. 1600
"Alexander and the Circle of Seven Sages", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
15th century
Lady Dressing Her Hair
late 18th century
Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
13th–14th century
"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl
dated 621 AH/1224 CE
"The Cuckold Carpenter Under the Bed of his Wife and her Lover", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Talismanic Scroll
11th–12th century
Dragon in Rocky Landscapes
17th–18th century
Prince A'zam Shah Enters Ahmedabad
Chitarman II (Kalyan Das)
ca. 1701
"The Fish and the Fisherman", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"The Ox Shanzabeh Left Behind, Grazing in the Territory of the Lion King", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"Rooster", Folio from a Dispersed Manuscript
10th–11th century
Khusrau and Shirin
Hatifi
dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
1487
"Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 753 AH/1352 CE
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Playing Card
second half 19th century
"Bizhan Forces Farud to Retreat into his Fort", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1430–40
Playing Card
second half 19th century
"A Lover Falls Before the Feet of his Beloved", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
19th century
"Preparing a Noonday Meal on an Outing", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
19th century
Paintings in Lacquer Binding
19th century
"The Emperor Humayun Returning from a Journey Greets his Son", Folio from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama. Folio from the Davis Album
Abu'l Fazl
ca. 1604
"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 887 AH/1482 CE
"Prophet Muhammad Preaching", Folio from a Maqtal-i Al-i Rasul of Lami'i Chelebi
Lami'i Chelebi
late 16th century
Page of Calligraphy with Unwan from a manuscript of the Raga Darshan of Anup
dated 1214 AH/ 1799–1800 AD
"Rustam Fights the Dragon (Rustam's Third Course)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab)
19th century
"Khusrau Parviz's Charge against Bahram Chubina", Folio 707v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
"Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio 349v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
ca. 1430
"Encampment in the Hills: Jahangir with Falcon", Folio from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama. Folio from the Davis Album
Abu'l Fazl
early 17th century
Page of Calligraphy from the Bellini Album
Sultan Muhammad Nur
ca. 1600
Qur'an Bookbinding with Floral Arabesques and an Inscription from the Hadith
early 17th century
A View of the Taj Mahal, Signed by Koodrutoollah
Koodrutoollah
dated 1880
"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896) with a Cannon
ca. 1850