Selected Landscapes by Dai Xi

Reproduction of a Gold Mycenaean Pin Head

Emile Gilliéron or son

Illuminated frontispiece, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Letter L

Anonymous France 1599

Text concerning Rustam’s fifth and sixth trials (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Verses from the Divan by Hafiz, folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Verses on the Behavior of Sufis (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa'di

FROM ANGKOR WAT-MOUNTED RUBBING OF TWELVE CARTOUCH ES

Bag Face or Apron Panel

Prayer Carpet

Kerman-Laver Carpet

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Didactic Verses (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan by Sa'di

Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi

Mir Ali al Husayni Mahmud 'Arifi of Herat

Ornament

Anonymous England 1799

Folio 4 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 2: 1-4 (recto), Sura 2: 5-15 (verso)

The Prophet's Mosque in Medina (painting, recto; text, verso of folio 12), illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Bowl with Seated Couple

Star Tile with Lotus Decoration

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, left-hand side of a bifolio

SUTRA COVER

Calligraphy, Verses by Nizami Surrounded by Expressions of Self-reflection (recto); Drawing, Dragon in Foliage (verso)

Sultan Muhammad Khandan

Tekke Main Carpet

Folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso),

Bifolio from an Album of Calligraphic Exercises

Al-Hajj al-‘Arif

Courtiers with a Horse and Attendant, folio from an album

Flower Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon-and-Wave Decor

Copy of an Imperial Edict in Chinese and Mongolian Scripts

Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair)

Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair)

Prayer Carpet

Bag Face

Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Mir `Ali Haravi

Majnun in the Wilderness, folio from an album

Ruhani

Album Folio with Three Specimens of Calligraphy

Circular Covered Box with Decoration of a Blossoming Chrysanthemum Plant

Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Detail, Salón de Embajadores, Alhambra, Granada

Rafael Garzón Rodríguez John Singer Sargent

Introduction to the Bustan by Sa'di, folio from a manuscript

RUBBINGS FROM ANGKOR WAT ARABESQUE WITH HUMAN FIGU RE AND DRAGON BIRD

Velvet with carnation and palmette pattern

Kuba Runner

Talish Carpet

Carpet

Burse

Unidentified Artist

Fragment of Brocade Fabric

Pair of tiles with trefoil floral medallion surrounded by prunus stem, tulip and carnation motifs