Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua
1675
Tusk with Figurative Relief
1875
Staff finial with seated woman
1800
Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
Royal portrait of Akessa(?)
1770
Woman's ceremonial overskirt
1880
Tusk with figurative relief
1875
Pendant of the Virgin Mary
1500
Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
1800
Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask
1890
Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper
1880
Power Figure: Seated Female (Nkisi)
1800
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 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 White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
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
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
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
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 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
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"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
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
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
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 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
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 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
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 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
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
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
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r 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
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the 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
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"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
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"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
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"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
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Stamp seal (scaraboid) with monster
-750
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letter
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in Anatolian style
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for cuneiform tablets 1983.135.4a, b: private letter
-2000
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes
-1800
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.19a: legal decision by appointed judges
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals: loan of silver
-2000
Cylinder seal and modern impression: goddess leading a worshiper to a seated deity; bull god
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit
-2000
Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.15a: quittance
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver
-2000
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with five cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.21b: court deposition
-2000
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Furniture element with a monkey
-1800
Sealing with four circular impressions of one seal
-1800
Almond-shaped sealing with three circular seal impressions
-1800
Sealing impressed by stamp seal: geometric pattern, griffin-headed wheel; bearded male sphinx
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: confronted sphinxes
-1800
Conoid seal with hammer head handle
-1820
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Oval sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: geometric designs
-1800
Discoid sealing with two circular seal impressions
-1800
Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: rosette
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: double-headed eagle and geometric borders
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: seated figure
-1800
Stamp seal and modern impression: birds of prey, one subduing caprids
-1820
Sealing with stamp seal impressions: radiating griffins; banquet scene
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impressions: radiating griffins; banquet scene
-1800
Furniture leg, lion's paw
-1800
Almond-shaped sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: rosette
-1800
Sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Oval sealing with one circular seal impression
-1800
Furniture support: lion's leg
-1800
Sealing with stamp seal impression: geometric designs
-1800
Cylinder seal and modern impression: two humans and two animals
-1900
Sealing with stamp seal impression: sphinx
-1800
Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls
-1800
Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure
-1800
Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure
-1800
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 1983.135.5a: court deposition
-2000
Furniture support: lion's leg
-1800
Trilobe plaque seal with stalk handle
-1820
Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls
-1800
Cuneiform tablet: private letter
-2000
Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure
-1800
Furniture plaque: lion
-1800