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
Iconic imagery is brilliantly reimagined by Ghana’s film industry in these posters from the 1980s
2019
Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Gżira, Muscat Motors (central view)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (1)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (5)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (right front)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (6)
1945
Fawwara Gate, Muscat Motors and a post-modern Italianate building
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (4)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (3)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (left front)
1945
Prestige stool with lion
1800
Male figure with bird gold weight
1700
Double-headed bird gold weight
1700
Fly whisk gold weight
1700
Chicken's head gold weight
1700
Mother and child gold weight
1700
Nsodie (memorial head)
1600
Abamphruwa (gold-dust box)
1800
Seated male gold weight
1700
Man's kente (prestige cloth)
1800
Female ntiri (memorial head)
1600
Geometric gold weight
1700
Geometric gold weight
1700
Nsodie (memorial head) of a queen mother
1780
Male ntiri (memorial head)
1600
Sankofa bird gold weight
1700
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris 2
1919
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris
1919
White-Ground Kuba Rug
1875
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1700
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1875
Carpet with Triple Lozenge-Medallion Design
1875
Carpet with a Geometricized Saz-Leaf Design
1700
Rug with an Interlocking Lozenge-Medallion Design
1600
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design
900
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
"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)
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