Combat of Chengish with Rustam (painting recto; text verso of folio 202), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Combat of Rustam with Kafur (text recto; painting verso of folio 211), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Bahram Returns to Tus (text recto; painting verso of folio 162), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

The Prophet’s Mosque at Medina (painting recto, text verso of folio 19) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Qaydafa Recognizes Iskandar from His Portrait (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Rustam Fending off the Rock Dropped by Bahman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

The Ka`ba at Mecca (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 20 (detached) from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Khusraw and Shirin with Courtiers and Pomegranates (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Khusraw and Shirin) by Nizami

Persian

The Death of Luhrasp in Battle against the Forces of Arjasp (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Lovers with Wine (painting, verso); Love Poetry (calligraphy, recto), folio from an album, right-hand side of a bifolio, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Attributed to Mir `Ali Haravi

The Constellation Serpentarius (painting, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib by al-Sufi

Persian

It's the Day for the Garden (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 173 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Ascribed to Mahesh

The Beloved Arrives at Midnight (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 54 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Ascribed to Shiva Das

Rashnavad Battles the Rumis (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Battle scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (137) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Battle scene (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (83) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), folio from the Gulshan Album; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Indian

Untitled (full-length portrait of young man in bowler hat standing in front of painted backdrop hung in outdoor setting)

Unidentified Artist

Untitled (full-length portrait of two men standing behind two seated women with painted backdrop of river scene)

Unidentified Artist

Archer with the Head of a Horse and the Face of a Man, Carrying a Bow and Arrow (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Indian