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Iskandar comforting the dying Dara (text recto; painting verso of folio 276), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Iskandar comforting the dying Dara (text recto; painting verso of folio 276), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Khaqan of Chin invites Iskandar (text recto; painting verso of folio 313), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Khaqan of Chin invites Iskandar (text recto; painting verso of folio 313), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

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

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

Ottoman

Illuminated sarlawh (text recto, illuminated sarlawh verso of folio 20) from a manuscript of prayer

Illuminated sarlawh (text recto, illuminated sarlawh verso of folio 20) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Illuminated colophon (text recto, blank page verso of folio 102) from a manuscript of prayers

Illuminated colophon (text recto, blank page verso of folio 102) from a manuscript of prayers

Ottoman

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

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

Otto Piene

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

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

Otto Piene

Illuminated Text, Folio from a Zakhirah-i Khvarzmshahi of Isma 'i ibn Hasan Jurjani

Illuminated Text, Folio from a Zakhirah-i Khvarzmshahi of Isma 'i ibn Hasan Jurjani

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

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

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

Indian

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, right-hand side of a bifolio

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Text with ornamented border (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Salaman va Absal of Jami

Text with ornamented border (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Salaman va Absal of Jami

Persian

Two silver discs, which show a person in profile and several shields.

George II Half Crown

Unidentified Artist

Two women dressed in yellow and green fight over a piece of printed paper in front of a stream.

Young Women Fighting over a Theater Program, 1711 - 1785

Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川豊信

Walking Wolf

Walking Wolf, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Medieval Peasant

Medieval Peasant, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Thomas Coffin Amory I (1767-1812)

Thomas Coffin Amory I (1767-1812), 1755 - 1828

Gilbert Stuart

Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar

Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar

Persian

Reign of Kay Kavus (recto, verso), illuminated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Reign of Kay Kavus (recto, verso), illuminated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Indian

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