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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
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
"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
931 AH/1524–25 CE
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
Seated Male Figure, Terracotta, Afghanistan
Seated Male Figure
Afghanistan
10th 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
Head of a Male Figure, Stucco, Afghanistan
Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan
2nd–4th century
Seated Figure, Bronze, Afghanistan
Seated Figure
Afghanistan
10th century
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch, Bronze, Afghanistan
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
Afghanistan
6th century or earlier
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling, Marble, Afghanistan
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
Afghanistan
ca. 6th–7th century
Upper Half of a Deity or King, Bronze, Afghanistan
Upper Half of a Deity or King
Afghanistan
5th century
Waj, Wood, hide, animal hair, nylon, cloth, Afghan (Nuristan)
Waj
Afghan (Nuristan)
mid-20th century
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
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
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
A Stallion, Habiballah of Sava Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
A Stallion
Habiballah of Sava
ca. 1601–6
"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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1430
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, Hafiz Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Hafiz
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
Ja'far Baisunghuri
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
Ja'far Baisunghuri
Nizami
835 AH/1431–32 CE
Hexagonal Tile, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed
Hexagonal Tile
early 13th century
Head of a Male Figure, Stucco with traces of color, Afghanistan (Hadda)
Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache, Stucco, Afghanistan (Hadda)
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
Afghanistan (Hadda)
4th–5th century
The Jellalabad Medal (Afghanistan), 1842, William Wyon British, Bronze, British
The Jellalabad Medal (Afghanistan), 1842
William Wyon
1842
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di, Sultan Muhammad Nur Iranian, Folio: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Leather
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 920 AH/1514 CE
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara, Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
dated 905 AH/1500 CE
"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
Nizami
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
Nizami
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
Nizami
Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Multiple artists/makers
text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600
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
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
Muhammadi of Herat
1565–75