Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
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
Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Samar Maakaroun’s identity for Together for Palestine applies the visual language of petitions
2025
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
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
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
"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
"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
"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
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 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)
1485
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 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 Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
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
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
"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
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
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"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
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
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
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
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 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
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"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
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1998)
1871
High-back chair (pair with 1975.1.1999)
1871
Palestinian Doll's Thob al-Malek Royal Dress
1800
Spindle Whorl or Button
400
Fragment of a Book Cover
400
Button or Spindle Whorl
400
Hizb (Litany) of An-Nawawi
1738
Beaker with Fish Motifs
1200
Fragment of Dish with Bird
1300