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
New Norse: We track down three Nordic design studios doing things differently
2015
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
1800
Double-Sided Gospel Leaf
1300
Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Wall painting of the Virgin and Child with donors
1795
Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book
1650
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1480
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1375
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1075
Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross)
1700
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1200
Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
1375
Pendant Icon: St. George, Virgin and Child Enthroned
1700
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples
1650
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
1700
Double Diptych Icon Pendant
1700
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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
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
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"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
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b 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
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
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 Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 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 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
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"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
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"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
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"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
"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
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
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
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 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
"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
"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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1100