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Floral Tent Panel
ca. 1635

"Lotto" Carpet
ca. 1600

Bowl with Green, Yellow, and Brown Splashed Decoration
10th century

Textile Fragment
mid-16th century

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Hafiz
ca. 1480

"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
ca. 1590–95

The House of Bijapur
Kamal Muhammad
ca. 1680

Bowl with Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"
late 9th–early 10th century

"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1597–98

"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1597–98

Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises
late 17th century

Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar
second half 13th century

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
late 16th–early 17th century

Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks
early 19th century

'Lotto' Carpet
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

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Habiballah of Sava
ca. 1600

Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
dated 690 AH/1291 CE

Confronted Animal Rug
14th century

Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century

Mihrab (Prayer Niche)
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE

Qur'an Manuscript
dated 1268 AH/1851–52 CE

Calligraphic Plaque
probably late 17th century

Fragment of a Kaftan Back
mid-16th century

The Emperor's Carpet
second half 16th century

Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle
7th century

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
second half 9th–mid-10th century

"Star Ushak" Carpet
probably 17th century

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes
dated 612 AH/1215–16 CE

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430

"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Govardhan
verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
1330s

Textile Fragment
14th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1180

Garden Gathering
1640–50

Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds
11th century

Bowl with Eagle
Muslim Ibn al-Dahhan
ca. 1000

Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi
Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)
ca. 1400