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Miniature Drum with Four Frogs
-510
Pair of Spiral-Shaped Earrings
-500
Drum and Four Fragments
-500
Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax
-500
Situla with Design of Boats
-510
Drum Tympanum with Star
-500
Vessel in the Form of a Horn
-510
Boot-Shaped Hafted Ax
-500
Pair of Closed Crescent-Shaped Earrings
-500
Ewer with Elephant-Headed Spout
167
Handle (?) with Pellet Bells
-500
Fragment of a Dagger Hilt
-500
One of a Pair of Pellet Bangles with Textile Remnants
-500
Tympanum of a Heger I Kettledrum
-510
One of a Pair of Overlapping Undecorated Anklets
-500
Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax
-500
Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax with Eye
-500
Bangle with Raised Decoration
-500
Solid Open Bangle with Decorated Ends
-500
Boat-Shaped Hafted Ax
-500
Boat-Shaped Hafted Ax
-500
One of a Pair of Overlapping Undecorated Anklets
-500
Arrow-Shaped Spearhead
-500
Double Sword with Scabbard
1701
Eccentric Ax Blade with Pierced Decoration
-500
Solid Bangle with Applied "S" designs
-4000
Boat-Shaped Hafted Ax
-500
Large Closed Crescent-Shaped Earring
-500
Flat Plaque with Bells and a "Feather Man" in Rowing Position
-510
Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax with Eye
-500
Cuff with Three Rows of "S"-Shaped Designs
-500
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene
650
Incense Burner with Dragon Spout
1
Anklet with Spheres on Top
-500
Baton Handle or Penis Sheath (?)
1
Large Pediform Ax with Animals, Boat and "Feather Man"
-510
One of a Pair of Bangles
-500
Large Ring with Figural Decoration
-500
Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax with Striated Decoration
-500
Dagger with a Handle in the Form of a Male Figure
-500
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1091
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1091
Textile with Processions of Rams
400
"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1305
Textile with Boar's Head Roundels
600
Beautiful Skateistan book celebrates the power of skateboarding in Afghanistan
2012
Adam Birkan captures the diverse and juxtaposing landscape of Hanoi
2016
Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek photographs a holiday resort, seemingly only open to Afghan Hounds
2020
Huynh Khang builds bikes, plants and Vietnamese delicacies out of Lego
2021
How do you advertise a Swedish bank? With Snoop Dogg and Afghan hounds
2019
We speak to Ruvan Wijesooriya about his documentation of a Kabul school
2015
Food, ritual and secrecy: Anh Nguyen examines Vietnamese traditions today
2024
Andrea Orejarena and Caleb Stein capture the “memory and legacy” of the Vietnam-American war
2020
Prill Vieceli Cremers create stunning work for a cultural project in Afghanistan
2014
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Edmund Clark's new book reflects on the end of US operations in Afghanistan
2014
Đức Lương’s archive commemorates the golden era of Vietnamese postage stamps
2022
Omar Mohammad revives Afghan culture through design and typography
2023
Margaux Senlis photographs the effects of unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
2019