Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Gżira, Muscat Motors (left front)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (5)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (4)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (right front)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (1)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (central view)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (3)
1945
Fawwara Gate, Muscat Motors and a post-modern Italianate building
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (6)
1945
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
Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
White-Ground Kuba Rug
1875
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1700
Rug with an Interlocking Lozenge-Medallion Design
1600
Carpet with Triple Lozenge-Medallion Design
1875
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1875
Carpet with a Geometricized Saz-Leaf Design
1700
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design
900
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Portrait of a Dervish
1500
"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"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
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a 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
"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
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
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
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
"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
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
"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
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 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
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 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
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"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
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
"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