Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris 2
1919
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris
1919
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
Carpet with Triple Lozenge-Medallion Design
1875
Rug with an Interlocking Lozenge-Medallion Design
1600
Carpet with a Geometricized Saz-Leaf Design
1700
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1875
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1700
White-Ground Kuba Rug
1875
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design
900
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 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 Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
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
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"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
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the 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
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"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
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
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405