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Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1956.10CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1945.169CCCC0

Folio from an Album with Musicians and Servants Outside a Royal..., c. 1485

style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

1944.490CCCC0

Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545-1576

style of Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)

1944.489CCCC0

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330-35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period

1943.658CCCC0

Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550-1600

style of Muhammadi (Iranian)

1944.491CCCC0

The Wade Cup with Animated Script, 1200-1221

Iran, Seljuk Period, 13th Century

1944.485CCCC0

Luster Bowl with Antelope, 1000s

Egypt, Fustat (Old Cairo), Fatimid Period, 11th century

1944.476CCCC0

Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner, 1223

Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili (Iraq)

1956.11CCCC0

Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin (verso), from a Khamsa (Quintet..., 1540-70

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period

1947.500CCCC0

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555-65

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1944.487CCCC0

Earthenware Jug painted with Blue and Turquoise, 800s

Iraq, Basra, Abbasid Period, 9th century

1960.277CCCC0

Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird, 1100s

Syria, possibly Tell Minis, Zangid or Ayyubid period

1938.7CCCC0

Prayer Niche (Mihrab), early 1600s

Iran, Isfahan

1962.23CCCC0

Feline incense burner, 1100s

eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khorasan

1948.308CCCC0

Bowl with Geometric Designs, 1450-1500

Syria, Damascus, Burji Mamluk period, 15th Century

1945.133CCCC0

Jug with Running Animals, 1150-1220

Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuk Period, 12th-13th Century

1947.495CCCC0

Minai Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180-1220

Iran, Kashan, Seljuk Period

1917.977CCCC0

Bird-shaped Vessel, 1100s

Iran, Seljuk Period, 12th Century

1948.458CCCC0

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: A Processon Arrives at Court (Recto);..., c. 1560s-80s

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century

1962.24CCCC0

Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin, c. 1900

1944.235CCCC0

Luxury Inlaid Container, c. 1250-1350

Norther Iraq, Ayyubid period, 13th-14th century

1944.482CCCC0

Hitching Post, 1200s

Iran, possibly Hamadan, 13th century

1944.481CCCC0

Luster Wall Tile with a Couple, 1266

Iran, Kashan, Ilkhanid period, 13th century

1915.524CCCC0

Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn..., 1110

Iran, Yazd, Seljuk Period, early 12th Century

1950.9CCCC0

Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s

attributed to Sahkulu (Turkish)

1944.492CCCC0

Bowl with Griffin, 1100s

Northwest Iran, Garrus district, Seljuk period, 12th century

1925.1182CCCC0

Tray Portraying Courtly Pleasures, 1240s

Syria, Ayyubid Period, 13th century

1945.386CCCC0

Luster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170-1220

Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, late 12th century

1951.289CCCC0

Candlestick, 1250-1350

Eastern Anatolia, mid-13th to mid-14th Century

1951.539CCCC0

Balustrade Fragment with Animals, 1303-1304

Iran, probably Hamadan, Ilkhanid period

1938.15CCCC0

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s

style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1944.494CCCC0

Demon in chains, c. 1453

style of Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)

1982.63CCCC0

Four Human Figures around a Horse and Cheetah, 900s

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid Period, 10th Century

1959.249CCCC0

Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1917.1078CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s

Egypt?, Abbasid Period, 9th century

1933.493CCCC0

Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso), c. 1550-1600 (recto); c. 1450-1500 (verso)

Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501)

1947.496CCCC0

Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300

Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period

1945.382CCCC0

Luster Bowl with Ibex, 1000s

Egypt, Fustat (Old Cairo), Fatimid Period, 11th century

1944.477CCCC0

Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner, 900s

Iraq, probably Baghdad, Abassid Period, 10th Century

1959.331CCCC0

Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., 1500s

Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period

1915.597CCCC0

Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350

Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period, 14th century

1945.27CCCC0

Footed Bowl, late 1100s-early 1200s

Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuq period, late 12-early 13th century

1915.581CCCC0

Luster Dish with Polo Player, 1170-1200

Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, late 12th-early 13th Century

1944.74CCCC0

The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s

Iran, Herat, Timurid Period, early 15th century

1931.452CCCC0

Text Page, Persian Verses (Recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (Verso), 1330-1335

Iran, Tabriz, Mongol Period (Ilkhanid), 14th Century

1959.330CCCC0

Jug, late 1100s

Iran, Rayy, Seljuk Period, late 12th Century

1915.525CCCC0

Master and Disciple in a Garden Pavillion; Single Page Illustration, c. 1570-1590s

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid Period, late 16th Century

1939.508CCCC0

Bookbinding for a Koran, 1460-1500

Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period, 15th century

1944.495CCCC0

Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651-1652

Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)

1971.84CCCC0

Sketch of a Young Man, single page; Illustration and Text (Persian verses), 1630-1650

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid Period, 17th century

1925.132CCCC0

Bowl, late 1100s-early 1200s

Iran, Seljuk Period, late 12th - early 13th Century

1939.214CCCC0

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315

Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century

1945.383CCCC0

Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600-1650

style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1947.497CCCC0

Bath Pail (satl), c. 1580-1610

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, late 16th-early 17th century

1969.291CCCC0

Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550

style of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi (Persian, 1430-1520)

2006.148CCCC0

Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509-50

Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, died after 1550)

1983.1115CCCC0

Bowl with Flying Birds, 1280-1400

Iran, probably Kashan, Sultanabad ware, Ilkhanid period

1915.589CCCC0

Mirror Case, 1800s

Iran

1918.785CCCC0

Dragon-headed Stand, 1200s

Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid Period, 13th century

1952.8CCCC0

Mirror Stand, 1800s

Iran, Qajar Period, 19th Century

1983.1111CCCC0

Pen and Ink Box, 1697-98

Iran, Safavid period

1940.689CCCC0

Persian verses (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., late 1400s

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1942.871.bCCCC0

Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms, 1300-1350

Iran, Sultanabad

1924.742CCCC0

Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1440-1520

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period

1971.305.bCCCC0

Pen and Ink Box, 1800s

Iran, Qajar period

1942.854CCCC0

Inscription Plaque, Possibly from a Door, c. 1693

Iran, Safavid Period, 17th Century

1994.1CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1956.10	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Recto Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Royal Feast in a Garden (recto) from the double-page frontispiece of a..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid Period, 15th Century	1956.10.a	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Preface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of..., c. 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1956.10.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1945.169	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Recto Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Verso image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Shamsa (recto) from right folio from a double-page frontispiece of a..., c. 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid Period, 15th century	1945.169.a	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Royal Feast in a Garden, verso of right folio from the double-page..., c. 1440		1945.169.b	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Folio from an Album with Musicians and Servants Outside a Royal..., c. 1485	style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Musicians and Servants Outside a Royal Encampment (recto), c. 1485	style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490.a	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 24.4 x 14.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 x 17.2 cm (10 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso), 1400s	Iran, Timurid period	1944.490.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545-1576	style of Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)	1944.489	Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 21.4 x 28.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.); Overall: 28.6 x 40.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Text area: 41 x 29.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550-1600	style of Muhammadi (Iranian)	1944.491	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Wade Cup with Animated Script, 1200-1221	Iran, Seljuk Period, 13th Century	1944.485	Brass inlaid with silver	Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diameter: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luster Bowl with Antelope, 1000s	Egypt, Fustat (Old Cairo), Fatimid Period, 11th century	1944.476	Earthenware with luster-painted design	Diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in.); Overall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner, 1223	Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili (Iraq)	1956.11	Brass inlaid with silver; lid and base added later	Diameter: 26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.9 cm (14 15/16 in.); Diameter of base: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin (verso), from a Khamsa (Quintet..., 1540-70	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period	1947.500	Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided	Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of..., 1540-70	Iran, Shiraz (?), Safavid Period	1947.500.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555-65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1944.487	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian..., 1555-65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1944.487.a	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse..., 1555-65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1944.487.b	Ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Earthenware Jug painted with Blue and Turquoise, 800s	Iraq, Basra, Abbasid Period, 9th century	1960.277	Earthenware with overglaze-painted design	Diameter of mouth: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); Overall: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); Diameter of base: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)	Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird, 1100s	Syria, possibly Tell Minis, Zangid or Ayyubid period	1938.7	Fritware with carved decoration and underglaze-painted design (Lakabi ware)	Overall: 8.3 x 40 cm (3 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Prayer Niche (Mihrab), early 1600s	Iran, Isfahan	1962.23	Ceramic mosaic	Mihrab: 290.7 x 245.3 cm (114 7/16 x 96 9/16 in.); Frieze: 69.2 x 1563.5 cm (27 1/4 x 615 9/16 in.)	Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer	CCCC0
Feline incense burner, 1100s	eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khorasan	1948.308	Copper alloy, cast and chased	Overall: 35.5 x 11 x 32.5 cm (14 x 4 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Head: 17.8 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Lion Incense Burner, 1000-1100	Iran, Khurasan, Seljuk Period, 11th-12th century	1948.308.a	Copper alloy, cast and chased	Overall: 35.5 x 11 cm (14 x 4 5/16 in.); Head: 17.8 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Lion Incense Burner, 1000-1100	Iran, Khurasan, Seljuk Period, 11th-12th century	1948.308.b	Copper alloy, cast and chased	Overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Bowl with Geometric Designs, 1450-1500	Syria, Damascus, Burji Mamluk period, 15th Century	1945.133	Sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold	Diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Jug with Running Animals, 1150-1220	Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuk Period, 12th-13th Century	1947.495	Fritware with design in carved and underglaze-painted slip ("silhouette" ware)	Overall: 13 x 14 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Diameter of rim: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Minai Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180-1220	Iran, Kashan, Seljuk Period	1917.977	Fritware with overglaze-painted design (minai ware)	Overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Bird-shaped Vessel, 1100s	Iran, Seljuk Period, 12th Century	1948.458	Bronze, cast, with chased and chiseled decoration; eyes inlaid with blue glass	Overall: 17.5 x 9.5 cm (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: A Processon Arrives at Court (Recto);..., c. 1560s-80s	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1962.24	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: A Processon Arrives at Court (Recto);..., c. 1560s-80s	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1962.24.a	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin, c. 1900		1944.235	Glass with enameled and gilded decoration	Diameter: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luxury Inlaid Container, c. 1250-1350	Norther Iraq, Ayyubid period, 13th-14th century	1944.482	Sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold	Diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Diameter of box: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Box: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Hitching Post, 1200s	Iran, possibly Hamadan, 13th century	1944.481	Limestone	Overall: 62.9 x 65.8 cm (24 3/4 x 25 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luster Wall Tile with a Couple, 1266	Iran, Kashan, Ilkhanid period, 13th century	1915.524	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 19.5 x 16 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust by exchange	CCCC0
Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn..., 1110	Iran, Yazd, Seljuk Period, early 12th Century	1950.9	Limestone	Overall: 65 x 42.6 cm (25 9/16 x 16 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s	attributed to Sahkulu (Turkish)	1944.492	Ink, gold, opaque watercolors on paper	Sheet: 17.3 x 40.2 cm (6 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bowl with Griffin, 1100s	Northwest Iran, Garrus district, Seljuk period, 12th century	1925.1182	Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration	Overall: 6.6 x 16.7 cm (2 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Tray Portraying Courtly Pleasures, 1240s	Syria, Ayyubid Period, 13th century	1945.386	Sheet brass inlaid with silver	Diameter: 53.8 cm (21 3/16 in.); Overall: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170-1220	Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, late 12th century	1951.289	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Candlestick, 1250-1350	Eastern Anatolia, mid-13th to mid-14th Century	1951.539	Sheet brass inlaid with silver	Overall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.); Diameter of base: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Balustrade Fragment with Animals, 1303-1304	Iran, probably Hamadan, Ilkhanid period	1938.15	Limestone	Overall: 66.7 x 83.8 x 10.6 cm (26 1/4 x 33 x 4 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s	style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1944.494	Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page..., late 1500s-early 1600s	Iran. Isfahan, Safavid Period, late 16th-early 17th Century	1944.494.a	Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, early 1600s	style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1944.494.b	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Demon in chains, c. 1453	style of Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)	1982.63	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 25.7 x 34.4 cm (10 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 x 35.2 cm (10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Four Human Figures around a Horse and Cheetah, 900s	Iran, Nishapur, Samanid Period, 10th Century	1959.249	Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration	Overall: 8 x 35.6 cm (3 1/8 x 14 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1917.1078	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s	Egypt?, Abbasid Period, 9th century	1933.493	Ink, gold, and colors on parchment	Sheet: 23.7 x 33.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto), 800s	Egypt?, Abbasid Period, 9th century	1933.493.a	Ink, gold, and colors on parchment	Sheet: 23.7 x 33.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Text area: 18.5 x 25 cm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso), 800s	Egypt?, Abbasid Period, 9th century	1933.493.b	Ink, gold, and colors on parchment	Sheet: 23.7 x 33.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Text area: 18.5 x 25 cm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso), c. 1550-1600 (recto); c. 1450-1500 (verso)	Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501)	1947.496	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Verso image: 11.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Recto Image: 12.2 x 5.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto), c. 1550-1600	Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period	1947.496.a	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 12.2 x 5.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Persian Verses (verso), c. 1450-1500	Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid Period, 16th Century	1947.496.b	Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.); Text area: 11.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300	Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period	1945.382	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); Overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); Text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the..., c. 1300	Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period	1945.382.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); Overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); Text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luster Bowl with Ibex, 1000s	Egypt, Fustat (Old Cairo), Fatimid Period, 11th century	1944.477	Earthenware with luster-painted design	Overall: 9.6 x 24.7 cm (3 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner, 900s	Iraq, probably Baghdad, Abassid Period, 10th Century	1959.331	Earthenware with luster-painted design	Diameter: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., 1500s	Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period	1915.597	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.5 x 21.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Image: 17.4 x 11 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350	Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period, 14th century	1945.27	Hammered sheet of brass inlaid with silver	Overall: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Footed Bowl, late 1100s-early 1200s	Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuq period, late 12-early 13th century	1915.581	Fritware, pierced and underglaze painting	Overall: 9.8 x 18.2 cm (3 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Luster Dish with Polo Player, 1170-1200	Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, late 12th-early 13th Century	1944.74	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s	Iran, Herat, Timurid Period, early 15th century	1931.452	Ink and opaque watercolor on paper		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of..., 1425 - 1450	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid Iran	1931.452.a	Opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Image: 11 x 25.7 cm (4 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.); Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 22.6 x 22.8 cm (8 7/8 x 9 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Verses (Recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (Verso), 1330-1335	Iran, Tabriz, Mongol Period (Ilkhanid), 14th Century	1959.330	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Jug, late 1100s	Iran, Rayy, Seljuk Period, late 12th Century	1915.525	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 35.3 x 19.4 cm (13 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Master and Disciple in a Garden Pavillion; Single Page Illustration, c. 1570-1590s	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid Period, late 16th Century	1939.508	Ink and watercolor on paper	Image: 19.8 x 13.3 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Overall: 21.2 x 13.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page, 1500s	Iran, Herat (presently in Afghanistan), Safavid Period, 16th century	1924.746.1.a	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated..., 1500s	Iran, Herat, Safavid Period, 16th century	1924.746.2.a	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.); Text area: 8.4 x 6.4 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bookbinding for a Koran, 1460-1500	Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period, 15th century	1944.495	Leather over paper pasteboards; outer cover tooled, blue paint; inner covers openwork designs over colored papers	Overall: 36 x 81.6 cm (14 3/16 x 32 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651-1652	Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)	1971.84	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Sketch of a Young Man, single page; Illustration and Text (Persian verses), 1630-1650	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid Period, 17th century	1925.132	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Image: 21.2 x 12.5 cm (8 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Bowl, late 1100s-early 1200s	Iran, Seljuk Period, late 12th - early 13th Century	1939.214	Fritware with overglaze-painted design (minai ware)	Overall: 9.2 x 20.9 cm (3 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)	Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century	1945.383	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of..., 1315	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century	1945.383.a	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600-1650	style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1947.497	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bath Pail (satl), c. 1580-1610	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, late 16th-early 17th century	1969.291	Cast brass, turned, engraved, inlaid with black compound (niello)	Overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.)	Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc.	CCCC0
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550	style of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi (Persian, 1430-1520)	2006.148	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c...., c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550	Sultan Ali Mashhadi (Iranian, 1520)	2006.148.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Text area: 16.1 x 9.6 cm (6 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)	Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Illuminated Folio (verso) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c...., c. 1525-30	style of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi (Persian, 1430-1520)	2006.148.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Overall: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Text area: 16.1 x 9.6 cm (6 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)	Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509-50	Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, died after 1550)	1983.1115	Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper		Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar	CCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises, c. 1509-59	Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, died after 1550)	1983.1115.a	Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper	Sheet: 27.4 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Text area: 18.7 x 10.9 cm (7 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar	CCCC0
Persian Verse (khamriyya), c. 1509-59	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period	1983.1115.b	Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper	Sheet: 27.4 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Text area: 18.2 x 10.3 cm (7 3/16 x 4 1/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar	CCCC0
Bowl with Flying Birds, 1280-1400	Iran, probably Kashan, Sultanabad ware, Ilkhanid period	1915.589	Fritware with underglaze-painted design	Overall: 11.2 x 22 cm (4 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Mirror Case, 1800s	Iran	1918.785	Lacquer		Gift of Mrs. L. E. Holden	CCCC0
Dragon-headed Stand, 1200s	Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid Period, 13th century	1952.8	Cast brass inlaid with silver	Overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Mirror Stand, 1800s	Iran, Qajar Period, 19th Century	1983.1111	Steel engraved and inlaid with gold and silver with openwork calligraphic design on hinged door	Diameter: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); Overall: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar	CCCC0
Pen and Ink Box, 1697-98	Iran, Safavid period	1940.689	Lacquer over papier maché	Overall: 3.6 x 22.3 x 4.2 cm (1 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)	Bequest of James Parmelee	CCCC0
Persian verses (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., late 1400s	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1942.871.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 32.4 x 21.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.); Text area: 22.6 x 16.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)	Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries	CCCC0
Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms, 1300-1350	Iran, Sultanabad	1924.742	Fritware with underglaze-painted design	Overall: 7 x 32.6 cm (2 3/4 x 12 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1440-1520	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period	1971.305.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Sheet: 31.1 x 15 cm (12 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Image: 22.6 x 14.7 cm (8 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.); Text area: 13.4 x 6 cm (5 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald	CCCC0
Pen and Ink Box, 1800s	Iran, Qajar period	1942.854	Lacquer over papier maché	Overall: 3.9 x 22.3 x 2.7 cm (1 9/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Inscription Plaque, Possibly from a Door, c. 1693	Iran, Safavid Period, 17th Century	1994.1	Forged steel, cut to shape and pierced	Overall: 27 x 35 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0

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