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Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), White marble, Afghanistan
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
Afghanistan
9th century
Afghanistan (Spine Numbered "IV Afghanistan"), Albumen silver prints in album
Afghanistan (Spine Numbered "IV Afghanistan")
late 19th–early 20th century
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription, Brass; cast and turned, engraved, and inlaid with silver, gold, and black organic compound
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
early 16th century
Head of Buddha, Stucco with traces of paint, Afghanistan (probably Hadda)
Head of Buddha
Afghanistan (probably Hadda)
5th–6th century
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant, Stucco, Afghanistan (Hadda)
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future), Schist, Afghanistan (found near Kabul)
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
Afghanistan (found near Kabul)
7th–8th century
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion , Stucco, Afghanistan

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

Afghanistan
5th–6th century
Ritual Basin, Bronze, Afghanistan or Central Asia
Ritual Basin
Afghanistan or Central Asia
6th–8th century
Waj, Wood, hide, animal hair, nylon, cloth, Afghan (Nuristan)
Waj
Afghan (Nuristan)
mid-20th century
Seated Figure, Bronze, Afghanistan
Seated Figure
Afghanistan
10th century
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling, Marble, Afghanistan
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
Afghanistan
ca. 6th–7th century
Head of a Male Figure, Stucco, Afghanistan
Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan
2nd–4th century
Standing Bodhisattva, Gypsum, Afghanistan
Standing Bodhisattva
Afghanistan
ca. 5th century
Bodhisattva, Stucco, Afghanistan
Bodhisattva
Afghanistan
4th–5th century
Female Head, Marble, Afghanistan
Female Head
Afghanistan
ca. 5th century
Seated Male Figure, Terracotta, Afghanistan
Seated Male Figure
Afghanistan
10th century
Upper Half of a Deity or King, Bronze, Afghanistan
Upper Half of a Deity or King
Afghanistan
5th century
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch, Bronze, Afghanistan
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
Afghanistan
6th century or earlier
Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper, Terracotta, gouache, Kushan
Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper
Kushan
ca. 3rd century CE
Fragment of an Ivory Comb, Ivory, Afghanistan, possibly of West Indian manufacture
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
Afghanistan, possibly of West Indian manufacture
1st–3rd century
Rubab, Wood and various materials, Afghan
Rubab
Afghan
early 20th century
Dutār, mulberry, bone, brass, silver, carnelian, turquoise, Afghan (Turkmen)
Dutār
Afghan (Turkmen)
ca. 1860
Square Tile, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed
Square Tile
early 13th century
Square Tile, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed
Square Tile
early 13th century
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Maulana Azhar, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
Poet Nizami
Painting by Unknown
ca. 1430
A Stallion, Habiballah of Sava Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
A Stallion
Painting by Habiballah of Sava
ca. 1601–6
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, Hafiz Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Poet Hafiz
Painting attributed to Bihzad
ca. 1480
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Ja'far Baisunghuri Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Ja'far Baisunghuri
Author Nizami
dated 835 AH/1431–32 CE
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Ja'far Baisunghuri Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Ja'far Baisunghuri
Author Nizami
835 AH/1431–32 CE
Hexagonal Tile, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed
Hexagonal Tile
early 13th century
High-Tin Bronze Bowl, Abu Nasr al-Naqqash, High-tin bronze; cast, chased, punched, engraved
High-Tin Bronze Bowl
Abu Nasr al-Naqqash
11th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz , Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower, Muhammadi of Herat Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
Painted by Muhammadi of Herat
1565–75
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE