New Norse: We track down three Nordic design studios doing things differently
2015
Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
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
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r 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
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 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
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b 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
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
"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
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the 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
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
"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
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
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
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 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
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 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
1431
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"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
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
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"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
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
Earring, One of a Pair
1800
Earring, One of a Pair
1100