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Inkpot of the Emperor Jahangir
Mu'min Jahangir
dated 1028 AH/1618–19 CE

Great Indian Fruit Bat
Bhawani Das
ca. 1777–82

Shield (Dhál)
Indian
19th century

Kamānche
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880

Sarangi
Indian
ca. 1900

Dagger (Pesh-kabz)
Indian or Persian
18th–19th century

Tsiitsiito (rattle)
Hiwi Indians
late 19th century

Cuirass (Char-aina)
Indian or Iranian
late 18th–early 19th century

Futuh al-Haramain (Description of the Holy Cities)
Muhi al-Din Lari
mid-16th century

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
Muhi al-Din Lari
dated 1089 AH/1678 CE

Saber (Talwar) with Scabbard
Indian
blade, dated A.H. 835/1673 CE; hilt, 19th century

Ceremonial Mace
Indian
18th century

Arm Guard (Dastana)
Indian
18th century

Lance
Indian
18th century

Cuirass (Char-aina) with Mail Shirt
cuirass, Iranian; mail shirt, Iranian or Indian
cuirass, 17th–early 18th century; mail shirt, 18th–19th century

Flintlock Blunderbuss
Indian, Seringapatam
dated Mauludi era 1222/1793–94 CE

Cuirass (Char-aina)
Persian, Safavid
17th–early 18th century

Limestone relief head of a Persian
Greek, Tarentine
ca. 330–300 BCE

"Laur and Chanda in the Forest", Folio from a Chandayana (or Laur Chanda)
Maulana Da'ud
ca. 1525–50

Turhā or Karnā
Indian
late 19th century

Elephant Sword
Indian
15th–17th century

Shirt and Leg Defenses of Mail
Iranian or Indian
19th century

Mail Shirt
Indian or Iranian
dated A.H. 1232/1816–17 CE

Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 905 AH/1499–1500 CE

Ghanti (bell)
Indian
last half 19th century

Dagger with Sheath
Hilt, Indian, Mughal; blade, Turkish or Indian
late 17th century

Page of Calligraphy
Muhammad Ashraf Al-Radhawi
dated Rabi' al-Awwal 1069 AH/December 1658 CE

Chalcedony scaraboid

Graeco-Persian

2nd half of the 5th century BCE

Attendants at an Imperial Durbar
Hunhar
ca. 1645

Esther before Ahasuerus
Artemisia Gentileschi
1620s

Sultan Muhammad 'Adil Shah and Ikhlas Khan Riding an Elephant
Haidar 'Ali
ca. 1645

Indian or Iranian

19th century

Tār-e Jorre (small tār)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century

Tār (تار‎ )
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century

Karnā (Trumpet)
Indian
late 19th century

Rosewater sprinkler
F. & C. Osler
ca. 1850

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
12th century

Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Tabla and Bhaya
Indian
late 20th Century

Vina (वीणा)
Indian
late 18th century