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The Monkey and Demon Armies Clash

The Monkey and Demon Armies Clash

Indian

Krishna in a red rectangle, with four Gopis

Krishna in a red rectangle, with four Gopis

Indian

Divine Field Hockey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Divine Field Hockey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Indian

Prince and Beloved on a Rampart Watching Birds, with Musicians

Prince and Beloved on a Rampart Watching Birds, with Musicians

Indian

The Union of Krishna and Radha, Page from a Sur Sagar (Sur's Ocean) series

The Union of Krishna and Radha, Page from a Sur Sagar (Sur's Ocean) series

Indian

Battle Between Ghatotkacha and Karna, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Mahabharata

Battle Between Ghatotkacha and Karna, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Mahabharata

Indian

An opaque watercolor painting depicting one woman sitting wrapped in a cloth surrounded by a building’s walls, and another hooded woman looking at her through a large window. The sitting woman has a small hookah, a thin guitar, and some pillows on the ground next to her. The image is framed by two thin frames.

A Nayika Awaits her Lover on a Winter Night

Indian

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Bookbinding for a Qur'an

Bookbinding for a Qur'an

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 50: begin 33 - mid 45 (recto), Sura 51:1 - begin 19 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 50: begin 33 - mid 45 (recto), Sura 51:1 - begin 19 (verso)

Persian

The Prophet Muhammad and His Companions at a Feast (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Siyar-i Nabi (The Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir of Erzurum

The Prophet Muhammad and His Companions at a Feast (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Siyar-i Nabi (The Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir of Erzurum

Ottoman

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 6: mid 48 - mid 50, right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 6: mid 48 - mid 50, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 77: 48 - 50 (recto), inscription (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 77: 48 - 50 (recto), inscription (verso)

Arab

Three folios from a Shahnama

Three folios from a Shahnama

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: begin 85 - mid 86 (recto), Sura 28: mid 86 - end 87 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: begin 85 - mid 86 (recto), Sura 28: mid 86 - end 87 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 17: mid 64 - end 73 (recto), Sura 17: mid 73 - end 85 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 17: mid 64 - end 73 (recto), Sura 17: mid 73 - end 85 (verso)

Arab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 39: 38 - mid 39 (recto), Sura 39: mid 39 - begin 41 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 39: 38 - mid 39 (recto), Sura 39: mid 39 - begin 41 (verso)

Islamic

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 67: begin 19 - end 30 (recto), Sura 68: 1 - begin 27 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 67: begin 19 - end 30 (recto), Sura 68: 1 - begin 27 (verso)

Islamic

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 73: end 11 - end of 20 (recto), Sura 73: end 20 and Sura 74: 1 - mid 31 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 73: end 11 - end of 20 (recto), Sura 73: end 20 and Sura 74: 1 - mid 31 (verso)

Islamic

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 3: mid 20 - mid 23 (recto), Sura 3: mid 23 - end 25 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 3: mid 20 - mid 23 (recto), Sura 3: mid 23 - end 25 (verso)

Islamic

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