Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript
1000
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"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
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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
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
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
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
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 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
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"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
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"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
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"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
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
"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
"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 Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b 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
Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)
994
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
850
A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an
1700
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1275
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1100