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"Rustam Kills a Monster while Zal Watches from Above", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
late 19th–early 20th century
Paintings in Lacquer Binding
19th century
Bifolium from al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat (Blessings of the Prophet)
15th–16th century
An Arms Workshop
mid-16th century
"Iskandar Slays the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1430–40
"Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
second half 14th century
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1580
Qur'an Manuscript
probably 14th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
late 9th–early 10th century
Varaha, The Boar Incarnation of Vishnu, folio from the Tehri Garhwal series of the Gita Govinda
India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Kangra or Guler
ca. 1775–1780
Two Folios from a Qur'an
late 19th–20th century
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE
"Rustam Discoursing with Isfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
early 16th century
"Purple Amaranth and Watermelon", Folio from a Dispersed Nuzhatnama-i ‘Ala’i of Shahmardan ibn Abi’l Khayr
Shamardan ibn Abi 'l Khayr
early 15th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Muhammad al-Zanjani
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
"The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1535
"Faridun Embraces Manuchihr", Folio 59v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
9th–early 10th century
Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha Manuscript
16th–17th century
"Deshakar Ragini: A Prince Looking in a Mirror Tying His Turban," Folio from the dispersed "Chawand" Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
Nasiruddin
dated 1605
"Siyavush and Jarira Wedded", Folio 183v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, commissioned by Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
"Kai Khusrau's War Prizes Are Pledged", Folio 225v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530
"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30
"The Crow King Consults his Ministers", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"Bilal Calling to Prayer While Prophet Muhammad and Ali are Visited by Emissaries," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)
Muhammad Rafi Khan
ca.1820
"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
"Muhammad Revives the Sick Boy", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq
1550s
Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
14th century
Seated Figure with Crossed Legs Holding a Carafe
14th century
Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
late 8th–early 9th century
Prince in a Garden Courtyard
1525–30
Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
14th century
"Krishna Frolics with the Gopis (Milkmaids)", Folio from the "Second" or "Tehri Garhwal" Gita Govinda (Song of God)
India, Punjab Hills, Kangra or Guler
ca. 1775–80
"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
"The Death of King Dasharatha, the Father of Rama", Folio from a Ramayana
ca. 1605