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"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600

Engraved Lamp Stand with Cartouches and Medallions
16th century

Man Holding a Bottle and a Cup
16th–17th century

Groom and Rider
1540–50

"Siyavush Recounts His Nightmare to Farangis", Folio 195r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30

Carpet
16th century

Bowl with Incised Lotus Flowers
second half 17th century or later

Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600

Standard
early 18th century

Pear-Shaped Bottle with a Bullock Design
second half 17th century

"Faramarz Encircled While Battling Bahman", Folio 475r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35

Inkwell with Floral and Animal Imagery
16th century

Bottle with Incised Decoration
first half 18th century

Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body
probably late 16th or early 17th century

The House of Bijapur
Kamal Muhammad
ca. 1680

"Muhammad Revives the Sick Boy", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq
1550s

"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525

Carpet
late 16th–early 17th century

Textile Fragment with a Repeating Pattern of Interlocked Tulips and Poppies
ca. 1628–58

Figure of a Mouse in Deep Blue Glass
probably 19th century

Planispheric Astrolabe
Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi
dated 1065 AH/1654–55 CE

Imitation Blue-and-White Bowl
17th century

Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles
probably 16th century

Silk Animal Carpet
second half 16th century

Dish
second half 15th century

Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern
dated 986 AH/1578–79 CE

Reciting Poetry in a Garden
first quarter 17th century

"Firdausi's Parable of the Ship of Shi'ism", Folio 18v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35

Swan-Neck Bottle (Ashkdan)
19th century

Bottle with Flying Cranes
1650s

Pen Box (Qalamdan) with Inscriptions
Hasan Ramadan Shahi
early 16th century

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
1330s

'Polonaise' Carpet
17th century

Dish with Floral Designs
1670s

"Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35

Dragon and Clouds
Sadiqi Beg
ca. 1600

Chastisement of a Pupil
Muhammad Qasim
dated 1014 AH/1605–6 CE

Composite Camel with Attendant
third quarter 16th century

An Arms Workshop
mid-16th century

"Summer, from a Series of the Four Seasons", Folio from the Davis Album
'Ali Quli Jabbadar
ca. 1660–70