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"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40

"The Old Snake Tells the Tale of Biting the Ascetic's Son by Mistake", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century

"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Chitarman
recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50

"Rama Interviews Sita in a Palace Interior," Illustrated folio from the dispersed “Shangri" Ramayana (The Adventures of Rama) (Style II)
ca. 1690–1710

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl
dated 621 AH/1224 CE

"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
late 15th century

Pair of Marbled Papers with an Accession Note at Mandu
dated A.H. 1 Dhu‘l Hijia 901/ August 11, 1496 CE

Calendar-Almanac in Scroll Form
Katib Muhammad Ma'ruf Na'ili
dated 1224 AH/1810 CE

The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century

Rosy Milkweed Vine/Asclepias Rosea
late 18th century

"A Raja Seated on a Palace Rooftop Smoking a Huqqa", Folio from a manuscript of the Raga Darshan of Anup
Dated 1214 AH/1799–1800 AD

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
14th century

Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab)
17th–18th century

A Youth in a Hammam Smoking a Pipe
first half of 18th century

Scene from the Life of Krishna
19th century

"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
ca. 1430

Entertainment on a Terrace
17th century

Portrait of a Stallion
18th century

Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath
Ahmad Nairizi
dated 1132 AH/1719–20 CE

Seated man in European Clothes Holding a Bottle
Sarkis Katchadourian
20th century

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
930 AH/1523–24 CE

Illuminated Leaf
16th century

"Sam Comes to Inspect Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40

Page of Calligraphy
Muhammad Shafi‘ known as Vesal-i Shirazi
early–mid-19th century

"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Armenian Gospel with Silver Cover
manuscript: 13th century; cover: dated 1691

Prince Dara Shiku and Companions Resting
19th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
14th century

"Seven Devotional Scenes," Folio from the Bellini Album
ca. 1600

Talismanic Scroll
11th century

Woman Applying Henna
late 16th century

Holy Man (Faqir or Sadhu)
19th century

Iltifat Khan
ca. 1640

Portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla Kashi
Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk
mid-19th century

"A Scene of Dancing and Music", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
19th century

Portrait of a Man
Riza-yi 'Abbasi
ca. 1600

Divan
`Umar ibn al-Farid
dated 1003 AH/1595 CE

Folio from the Kathasaritsagara
ca. 1590

"The Attack on the Camel by the Lion, Crow, Wolf, and Jackal", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century

Bound Manuscript of Hadith with Persian Translations by Jami
Shah Mahmud Nishapuri
Manuscript dated 935 AH/1528 CE; binding ca. 1575–1600