Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Director Jerry Rothwell on Ethiopia's very small town that's big on producing world-class runners
2012
Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book
1650
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1075
Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross)
1700
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1200
Double-Sided Gospel Leaf
1300
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1480
Pendant Icon: St. George, Virgin and Child Enthroned
1700
Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
1375
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples
1650
Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
1700
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1375
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
1800
Wall painting of the Virgin and Child with donors
1795
Double Diptych Icon Pendant
1700
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design
900
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
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
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
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
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"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
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 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 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
Overflap and Inside Cover of 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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"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
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
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
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 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
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 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
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
"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
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475