Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript
1000
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b 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
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"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
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
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
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"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
"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
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
"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
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
"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
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Overflap and Inside Cover of 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
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
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the 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
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
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 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
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
"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
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"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
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
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
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
850
Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)
994
The American Fleet Defeating Rais Hamdu off Cape Gata
1800
Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1801
Knife with Sheath and Small Knife
1801
Sword (Flyssa) with Scabbard
1701
Knife (Flyssa) with sheath
1801
Dagger (Flyssa) with Sheath
1700
Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book
1625
Fragment of a Hanging
1700
Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords
1750
Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
1798
Pair of Flintlock Pistols
1750
Fragment of a Hanging
1700
Fragment of a Hanging
1700
Knife (Flyssa) with Sheath
1775
A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an
1700
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1275
Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles
1000
Carpet with Pseudo-Kufic Inscriptions
1600
Bifolium from a Qur'an
1300
Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
1400
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
875
Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
775
Glazed Tiles with Kufic Inscription
1100
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam
1300
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
875
Ewer Inscribed with "al-'izz" ("Glory") in Floriated Kufic on its Neck
1200
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
750
Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript
1400
Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir
1315
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1192
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1282
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1307
Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"
1281