Tus Kills Arjang (painting recto; text verso of folio 182), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Manuchihr Slays Tur (painting recto; text verso of folio 42), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Captures Rakhsh (text recto; painting verso of folio 72), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Giv Strikes Tizhaw on the Shoulder (text recto; painting verso of 178), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Manuchihr Slays Salm (text recto; painting verso of folio 43), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Faridun Captures Zahhak (painting recto; text verso of folio 32), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Slays Suhrab (text recto; painting verso of folio 107), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

The Feeding of Zahhak’s Serpents (painting recto; text verso of folio 27), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Afrasiyab Battles Bijan (painting recto; text verso of folio 251), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Faramurz Battles Pilsam (text recto; painting verso of folio 271), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Rustam Slays Pilsam (painting recto; text verso of folio 278), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Disappearance of Kay Khusraw (text recto; painting verso of folio 323), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

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

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

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

Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi

Indian

Painted replica of Christ and St. John (c. 1320) in the Staatliche Museen Berlin, formerly in the Nazareth Orphanage, Sigmaringen, Germany

Manufactured by Gipsformerei Staatliche Museen Berlin