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Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485

Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

1944.490CCCC0

Woman and Water Buffalo Rhyton, AD 500–700

Sasanian, Iran, 600s or Turk Shahi dynasty, Kabul, Afghanistan, 500s

1964.96CCCC0

Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Persian Calligraphy framed by an..., Calligraphy: about 1500 to 1540; Border: about 1630–40

Mir 'Ali Haravi (Persian, active in Herat, Afghanistan, died c. 1550)

1977.207CCCC0

Adoring Attendant from a Buddhist Shrine, c. AD 300s–400s

Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1943.395CCCC0

Seated Buddha, c. AD 300s

Afghanistan, Gandhara, Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1967.39CCCC0

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

Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)

2006.147CCCC0

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

Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)

2006.148.aCCCC0

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

Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)

2006.148.bCCCC0

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

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1931.452CCCC0

Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, AD 300s–400s

Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1985.31CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)

1924.746CCCC0

Chair Legs and Panel, 300s

Afghanistan, Begram (chair legs); India (panel), Kushan Period (1st century-320) (chair legs); Mughal dynasty (1526-1756) (panel)

1975.103CCCC0

Ladies Entertained by Dancers, AD 1–200

Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (AD 1–320)

1985.103CCCC0

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1945.384CCCC0

Young Woman with a Spear, c. AD 50–200

Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (c. 80-320)

1985.106CCCC0

Knife, 1700s–1800s

Afghanistan

1930.710CCCC0

Ladies at Toilette, c. AD 50–200

Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (c. 80-320)

1985.104CCCC0

Standing Woman, c. AD 50–200

Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1985.105CCCC0

Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I, 200–190 BC

Afghanistan, Bactria, Indo-Greek Period

1999.318CCCC0

Turkmen Main Carpet , 1870s

Turkmenistan or Afghanistan, Saryk tribe, 19th century

2006.201CCCC0

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

Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)

1983.1115CCCC0

Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,..., late 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1971.305CCCC0

Miniature Reliquary, c. 1–200

Afghanistan, probably Begram, c. 1st-2nd Century

1977.70CCCC0

Coin of Eukratides I, 170–145 BC

Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 2nd century BC

2011.211CCCC0

Indo-Greek Coin, c. 200–1 BC

Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 2nd-1st century BC

2011.210CCCC0

Layman Bearing Offerings, c. AD 300s

Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1967.40CCCC0

Ewer with Spout in the Form of an Elephant with a Mahut, AD 1–100

Afghanistan, Gandhara, probably Taxila or environs, Early Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1982.66CCCC0

Layman Bearing Offerings, c. AD 300s

Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)

1967.41CCCC0

Coin of Eukratides I, 170–145 BC

Afghanistan, Bactria, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd Century BC), Eukratides I

1999.319CCCC0

Stag Bridle Ornament, 400–300 BC

Iran or Afghanistan, Sarmatian, 5th-3rd Century BC

1985.2CCCC0

Male Bust, c. AD 50–320

Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (c. 80-320)

1977.35CCCC0

Male Atlantean Figure, AD 300s

Afghanistan, possibly Hadda, Kushan period (c. 80-320)

1969.64CCCC0

Salver, 1100s

Afghanistan, Ghaznavid Period, 12th Century

1980.179CCCC0

Drachm: Bust of Napki Malka (obverse): Fire Altar (reverse), c. AD 450–500

Hephtalite, minted in Afghanistan, reign of Napki Malka

1966.737CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485	Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Woman and Water Buffalo Rhyton, AD 500–700	Sasanian, Iran, 600s or Turk Shahi dynasty, Kabul, Afghanistan, 500s	1964.96	silver, with mercury gilding and glass inlays	Overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Persian Calligraphy framed by an..., Calligraphy: about 1500 to 1540; Border: about 1630–40	Mir 'Ali Haravi (Persian, active in Herat, Afghanistan, died c. 1550)	1977.207	Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper	Overall: 36.8 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)	Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of his wife, Helen Stamp Leisy	CCCC0
Adoring Attendant from a Buddhist Shrine, c. AD 300s–400s	Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1943.395	stucco	Overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Seated Buddha, c. AD 300s	Afghanistan, Gandhara, Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1967.39	stucco	Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550	Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)	2006.147	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 al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)	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. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550	Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 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
The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1931.452	ink and opaque watercolor on paper		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, AD 300s–400s	Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1985.31	stucco with traces of paint	Overall: 45.7 x 35.5 cm (18 x 14 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)	1924.746	ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chair Legs and Panel, 300s	Afghanistan, Begram (chair legs); India (panel), Kushan Period (1st century-320) (chair legs); Mughal dynasty (1526-1756) (panel)	1975.103	ivory	Overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Ladies Entertained by Dancers, AD 1–200	Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (AD 1–320)	1985.103	ivory	Overall: 7.5 x 17 cm (2 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1945.384	ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Young Woman with a Spear, c. AD 50–200	Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (c. 80-320)	1985.106	ivory	Overall: 9 x 4 x 1.7 cm (3 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Knife, 1700s–1800s	Afghanistan	1930.710	inlaid gold with ivory hilt	Overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.)	Gift of S. D. Wright	CCCC0
Ladies at Toilette, c. AD 50–200	Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (c. 80-320)	1985.104	ivory	Overall: 7.2 x 5.3 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Standing Woman, c. AD 50–200	Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1985.105	ivory	Overall: 8 x 3.3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I, 200–190 BC	Afghanistan, Bactria, Indo-Greek Period	1999.318	silver	Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Turkmen Main Carpet , 1870s	Turkmenistan or Afghanistan, Saryk tribe, 19th century	2006.201	Wool, silk; 171 symmetrical (Turkish) knots per square inch	Overall: 257.7 x 250.2 cm (101 7/16 x 98 1/2 in.)	Gift of Arlene C. Cooper	CCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509–50	Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. 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
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,..., late 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1971.305	opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper		Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald	CCCC0
Miniature Reliquary, c. 1–200	Afghanistan, probably Begram, c. 1st-2nd Century	1977.70	glass	Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Everett	CCCC0
Coin of Eukratides I, 170–145 BC	Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 2nd century BC	2011.211	silver	Diameter: 3.3 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)	Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski	CCCC0
Indo-Greek Coin, c. 200–1 BC	Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 2nd-1st century BC	2011.210	silver	Diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)	Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski	CCCC0
Layman Bearing Offerings, c. AD 300s	Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1967.40	stucco	Overall: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Ewer with Spout in the Form of an Elephant with a Mahut, AD 1–100	Afghanistan, Gandhara, probably Taxila or environs, Early Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1982.66	bronze	Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); Diameter of base: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Layman Bearing Offerings, c. AD 300s	Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)	1967.41	stucco	Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Coin of Eukratides I, 170–145 BC	Afghanistan, Bactria, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd Century BC), Eukratides I	1999.319	silver	Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Stag Bridle Ornament, 400–300 BC	Iran or Afghanistan, Sarmatian, 5th-3rd Century BC	1985.2	gold	Overall: 2.4 x 1.4 x 2.2 cm (15/16 x 9/16 x 7/8 in.)	Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Male Bust, c. AD 50–320	Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period (c. 80-320)	1977.35	ivory	Overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Collection	CCCC0
Male Atlantean Figure, AD 300s	Afghanistan, possibly Hadda, Kushan period (c. 80-320)	1969.64	stucco	Overall: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Salver, 1100s	Afghanistan, Ghaznavid Period, 12th Century	1980.179	brass	Diameter: 58 cm (22 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Drachm: Bust of Napki Malka (obverse): Fire Altar (reverse), c. AD 450–500	Hephtalite, minted in Afghanistan, reign of Napki Malka	1966.737	silver	Diameter: 2.2 x 0.1 cm (7/8 x 1/16 in.)	Gift of Robert Goebl	CCCC0

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