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

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

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

Persian

Folio with ownership notes; text (notes recto, text verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Folio with ownership notes; text (notes recto, text verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Persian

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 4), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 4), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Persian

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 31), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 31), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Persian

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 32), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 32), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Persian

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 34), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 34), from a manuscript of the Munsha’at by Sharaf Munshi

Persian

Fineleaf Fumitory Folio from a manuscript of Khawass al-ashjar (De materia medica) by Dioscorides

Fineleaf Fumitory Folio from a manuscript of Khawass al-ashjar (De materia medica) by Dioscorides

Persian

Scallop-Rimmed Charger with Courtly Couple

Scallop-Rimmed Charger with Courtly Couple

The Sakhi Advises Radha to be Kind to Krishna, folio from a Rasikapriya series

The Sakhi Advises Radha to be Kind to Krishna, folio from a Rasikapriya series

Indian

Portrait of Francis I, King of France (after J. Clouet)

Portrait of Francis I, King of France (after J. Clouet), 1494 - 1574

Haydar Reis (called Nigari)

Manuscript of the Qur’an with leather binding

Manuscript of the Qur’an with leather binding

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of the Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di

Illustrated Manuscript of the Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di

Persian

White bowl with rings of orange and black text

Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

Persian

Band with Human and Animal Figures

Band with Human and Animal Figures

Byzantine

A long rectangular tapestry-woven textile fragment with a deep violet design of two long parallel bands on an off-white background showing grape vines, two nude dancers, and urns.

Joined Tunic Bands: Dancers and Flowering Urns

Byzantine

Krishna and Radha, Seated on a Terrace at Night

Krishna and Radha, Seated on a Terrace at Night

Indian

Krishna Leaving Radha's Palace, folio from a Rasikapriya series

Krishna Leaving Radha's Palace, folio from a Rasikapriya series

Indian

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Mughal