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Rustam Saves Bijan from the Well (painting recto; text verso of folio 233), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Rustam Saves Bijan from the Well (painting recto; text verso of folio 233), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Fragment from thin-walled cup or bowl, (just below rim?), red-brown paint both sides.  Mycenaean; labelled 'Tyryns'.

Fragment from thin-walled cup or bowl, (just below rim?), red-brown paint both sides. Mycenaean; labelled 'Tyryns'.

Folio 24 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Mir Fenderesky and Shaykh Bistam (recto); Two drawings of women: dancer; cupbearer (verso)

Folio 24 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Mir Fenderesky and Shaykh Bistam (recto); Two drawings of women: dancer; cupbearer (verso)

Persian

Folio 38 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets with sketches of people, and sun and lion motifs (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 38 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets with sketches of people, and sun and lion motifs (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

The Death of Layla (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (88) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Death of Layla (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (88) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Majnun with the Animals (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (63) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Majnun with the Animals (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (63) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Sandalwood Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio 203 from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Sandalwood Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio 203 from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Red Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (165) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Red Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (165) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Blue Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (182) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Blue Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (182) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The White Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (219) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The White Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (219) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Sufi Instruction, Frontispiece (painting, recto), Preface to the Bustan (verso), illustrated folio (2) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di

Sufi Instruction, Frontispiece (painting, recto), Preface to the Bustan (verso), illustrated folio (2) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di

Persian

Folio 1 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Folio from a Qur’an: Sura 1 (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Folio 1 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Folio from a Qur’an: Sura 1 (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Persian

Folio 16 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two drawings of workmen: snack vendor and lathe-turner (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 16 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two drawings of workmen: snack vendor and lathe-turner (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Folio 33 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Portrait of a woman (recto); Two drawings of felines framed by colored paper borders (verso)

Folio 33 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Portrait of a woman (recto); Two drawings of felines framed by colored paper borders (verso)

Persian

Folio 47 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Man splitting wood (recto); Qajar youth seated in a chair with waterpipe and sword (verso)

Folio 47 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Man splitting wood (recto); Qajar youth seated in a chair with waterpipe and sword (verso)

Persian

Folio 57 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Muhammad Shah Qajar, seated on a chair (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Folio 57 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Muhammad Shah Qajar, seated on a chair (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Persian

Folio 26 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two sheets: pair of dervishes; three dervishes with snake  (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 26 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two sheets: pair of dervishes; three dervishes with snake (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Folio 40 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Fingernail drawing: horseman fighting a lion with hound at bottom (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 40 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Fingernail drawing: horseman fighting a lion with hound at bottom (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Yusuf Meets the Elderly Zulaykha (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 4 from a Partial Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Yusuf Meets the Elderly Zulaykha (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 4 from a Partial Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Uzbek

Layla with her Family (painting with text (verso), text (recto) of folio 22) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Layla with her Family (painting with text (verso), text (recto) of folio 22) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

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