Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
Beirut-born Yasmina Hilal organically creates mixed media collages – cutting, gluing and sewing away from digital manipulation
2021
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Gżira, Muscat Motors (3)
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 (5)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (central view)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (1)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (left front)
1945
Gżira, Muscat Motors (right front)
1945
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris
1919
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris 2
1919
Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
Beirut clocktower (4694172347)
Carpet with Triple Lozenge-Medallion Design
1875
Rug with an Interlocking Lozenge-Medallion Design
1600
Carpet with a Geometricized Saz-Leaf Design
1700
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1700
Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1875
White-Ground Kuba Rug
1875
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
1350
Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design
900
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons
1350
Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
900
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from 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
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
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
"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
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
"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
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
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
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
"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
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475