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Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way

Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan

Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria

Monumental Head of Buddha

Standing Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Gaming Die

Upper Half of a Deity or King

Square Tile

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration

"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Bodhisattva

"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Chang (jaw harp)

"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache

Head of a Male Figure

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Dutār

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Shield

Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Bowl

Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)

Ewer with Lid

"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Knife Blade

"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi

Chang (jaw harp)

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

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

"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz

Female Head

Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Khyber Knife

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Sheep bell

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Seated Male Figure

Head of Buddha

Tent Door Hanging

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Decorative Drawing

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Seated Figure

Head of a Male Figure

Coin

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

Square Tile

Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Hexagonal Tile

Standing Bodhisattva

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Mirror