Illustrated Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami

Persian

Kalam al-Muluk by Mirza Taqi Aliabadi Mazandarani and his Divan

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Persian

Bowl with Inscription and Birds

Persian

Amorous Couple on a Terrace, under an Awning

Indian

Roundel Fragment: Mounted Hunters and Animals

Byzantine

Textile Fragment with Tapestry Band

Coptic

Skyphos

Greek

Portrait of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574), folio from an album

Ottoman

Krishna Watches Radha Twine Flower Garlands (painting, recto; text, verso)

Indian

Album of Drawings for the Fables of Florian, 1741 - 1814

Jean-Michel Moreau, called Moreau le jeune

Sketchbook, 1856 - 1910

Henri-Edmond Cross

Painted Lantern, 1779 - 1843

Matsumura Keibun 松村景文

Illustrated Manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi

Ottoman

Forms of Vishnu, Kalamkari textile

Indian

Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (after Cranach?), 1494 - 1574

Haydar Reis (called Nigari)

Mosaic with geometric design: fragment of geometric pattern (three of four fragments from a floor)

Roman

Illustrated Manuscript of poetry by Maktabi Shirazi, Vahshi Bafqi, and Naw’i Khabushani

Persian

Manuscript of the Munsha’at (Letters) by Sharaf Munshi

Persian

Flyleaf with two small notes (notes recto, blank verso of folio 1), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Persian