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Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Sultan Enthroned While European Captives are Brought Before his Throne (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Turkish poetry

Sultan Enthroned While European Captives are Brought Before his Throne (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Turkish poetry

Ottoman

Scene from the life of Buddha (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Scene from the life of Buddha (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

Dara and the Herdsman (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa‘di, Written for Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1540-50)

Dara and the Herdsman (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa‘di, Written for Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1540-50), active 1st half of 16th century

Attributed to Shaykh Zada

Ali Receiving the Bay'a (Swearing of Allegiance) (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul of Lami‘i Chelebi

Ali Receiving the Bay'a (Swearing of Allegiance) (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul of Lami‘i Chelebi

Ottoman

Prophet Muhammad at the Gate of Medina (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Prophet Muhammad at the Gate of Medina (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

The Prophet’s names (a full-page chart recto; a half-page chart and text verso of folio 17), from a manuscript of prayers

The Prophet’s names (a full-page chart recto; a half-page chart and text verso of folio 17), from a manuscript of prayers

Ottoman

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text with bleed-through of previous page, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text with bleed-through of previous page, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (color transfer of text on following pages, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of following page, right page)

Untitled (color transfer of text on following pages, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of following page, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Bottle

Bottle

Graeco-Roman

X-radiograph(s) of "Bartolomeo di Niccolo"

X-radiograph(s) of "Bartolomeo di Niccolo"

Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Byzantine

A gilt bronze square box with two doors that open to an image of a seated man surrounded by other people.

Portable Buddhist Shrine with Two Removable Standing Bodhisattvas, a Lotus Base for a Seated Buddha Image (now missing), a Repoussé Panel Depicting the Buddha Amitabha (Amit'abul), and Repoussé Panels on the Doors Representing Guardian Figures

Korean

A porcelain bowl with a pale blue-green glaze. It has a small foot and the walls jut outward. The inside of the walls have a carving that makes a large floral pattern.

Conical Bowl with Floral Decor Against a Textured Ground

Chinese

Small, Steep-Sided Bowl with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Fish Swimming in Rolling Waves around a Dragon

Small, Steep-Sided Bowl with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Fish Swimming in Rolling Waves around a Dragon

Chinese

A porcelain bowl with a pale blue-green glaze. It has a small foot and the walls jut outward. The inside of the walls have widely-spaced white lines that meet the center to small indents around the lip.

Small Circular, Conical Bowl with Notched Rim

Chinese

A gilt bronze sculpture of a man seated with two smaller people standing by his side on a decorated pedestal.

Buddhist Triad: Amitabha Buddha Seated on a Lotus Throne with His Hands Held in the 'Bhŭmisparsa-mudrâ' and Flanked by Two Standing Bodhisattvas, Presumably Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta

Korean

Foliate Cup Stand with Notched Rim and Reticulated Cup Receptacle

Foliate Cup Stand with Notched Rim and Reticulated Cup Receptacle

Chinese

Small Censer in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Ding' Tripod Vessel

Small Censer in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Ding' Tripod Vessel

Chinese

Bowl with Scrolling Hibiscus Decoration

Bowl with Scrolling Hibiscus Decoration

Chinese

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