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The Orphan from Whose Guardian the Ruler Asked for Gold (painting recto; text verso of folio 27), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

The Orphan from Whose Guardian the Ruler Asked for Gold (painting recto; text verso of folio 27), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

A Sheep Approaches Yunus to Give Him Milk (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 172 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

A Sheep Approaches Yunus to Give Him Milk (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 172 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Sulayman Looks at Balqi's Legs to See if They are Hairy (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Sulayman Looks at Balqi's Legs to See if They are Hairy (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Salih (?) Bringing Forth a Camel from a Rock (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 29 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Salih (?) Bringing Forth a Camel from a Rock (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 29 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 78 from the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50) and Reworked for Emperor Jahangir (1605-27)

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 78 from the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50) and Reworked for Emperor Jahangir (1605-27), active 1st half of 16th century

Attributed to Shaykh Zada

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Egyptian

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Egyptian

Ushabti belonging to Nesyamunipet

Ushabti belonging to Nesyamunipet

Egyptian

Ushabti belonging to Nesyamunipet

Ushabti belonging to Nesyamunipet

Egyptian

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Egyptian

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Ushabti belonging to Amunniutnakht

Egyptian

Dinar of Al-Walid

Dinar of Al-Walid, r. 705 - 715

Al-Walid I

Calligraphy in nasta`liq script in Arabic

Calligraphy in nasta`liq script in Arabic

Persian

Painting of Farhad carving the mountain, pasted under a manuscript heading as an album page

Painting of Farhad carving the mountain, pasted under a manuscript heading as an album page

Persian

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), 1779 - 1843

Washington Allston

A Stag Braying

A Stag Braying, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Reclining Panther

Reclining Panther, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Belt Buckle

Belt Buckle

Byzantine

A limestone relief depicting the profile of a standing man wearing a draped robe and a tall headpiece. He holds an object in one hand and his bottom half has a large circle around it.

Relief Fragment: Ahuramazda in the Winged Disk

Achaemenid

Epigraphic Textile

Epigraphic Textile

Persian

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