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"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami, second half 16th century

Double Page in Nasta'liq Script from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

Double Page in Nasta'liq Script from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami, second half 16th century

Velvet Fragment with Bird and Flower Design

Velvet Fragment with Bird and Flower Design

"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami, second half 16th century

Tile Panel

Tile Panel

"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami, second half 16th century

Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath' by Ghiyath

Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath'

Ghiyath, second half 16th century

Tile Panel

Tile Panel

"'Umar Walks around Fulad Castle, Meets a Foot Soldier and Kicks Him to the Ground", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza) by Kesav Das|Mah Muhammad

"'Umar Walks around Fulad Castle, Meets a Foot Soldier and Kicks Him to the Ground", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Kesav Das|Mah Muhammad, ca. 1570

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

"Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza) by Kesu Das

"Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Kesu Das, ca. 1565–70

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi, 1562–83

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi, 1562–83

"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi|Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi

"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi|Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi, 1562–83

"Birth of Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Birth of Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1560–80

"Rustam Fighting Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Rustam Fighting Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1560–80

"Rustam rescues Bizhan from the Pit", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Rustam rescues Bizhan from the Pit", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1560–80

"The Rogue's Father Emerges from the Tree", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Rogue's Father Emerges from the Tree", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Dish

Dish

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Man who Pretends to be Asleep While the Thief Enters his House Becomes Drowsy and Really Falls Asleep", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Man who Pretends to be Asleep While the Thief Enters his House Becomes Drowsy and Really Falls Asleep", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Falcon Plucks out the Eyes of the Falconer for Bearing False Witness Against the Nobleman's Wife", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Falcon Plucks out the Eyes of the Falconer for Bearing False Witness Against the Nobleman's Wife", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Flight of the Tortoise", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Flight of the Tortoise", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Merchant and his Accomplice Carry Away Goods", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Merchant and his Accomplice Carry Away Goods", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Old Snake Tells the Tale of Biting the Ascetic's Son by Mistake", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Old Snake Tells the Tale of Biting the Ascetic's Son by Mistake", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Thief Falls Through the Skylight in the Bedroom", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Thief Falls Through the Skylight in the Bedroom", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Queen Ilar (Irakht) Before the King Warning him About the Brahmins (?)", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Queen Ilar (Irakht) Before the King Warning him About the Brahmins (?)", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The King of the Hares in Counsel with his Subjects", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The King of the Hares in Counsel with his Subjects", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Mouse Gnaws the Net Imprisoning the Doves", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Mouse Gnaws the Net Imprisoning the Doves", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Birds and the Monkeys with the Glow Worm", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Birds and the Monkeys with the Glow Worm", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Ascetic Strikes a Jar of Honey and Oil with his Staff While Daydreaming", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Ascetic Strikes a Jar of Honey and Oil with his Staff While Daydreaming", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Ascetic Finds his Son Alive in his Crib", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Ascetic Finds his Son Alive in his Crib", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"Four Portraits: (upper left) A Raja (Perhaps Raja Sarang Rao), by Balchand; (upper right) 'Inayat Khan, by Daulat; (lower left) 'Abd al-Khaliq, probably by Balchand; (lower right) Jamal Khan Qaravul, by Murad", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Balachand|Daulat|Murad

"Four Portraits: (upper left) A Raja (Perhaps Raja Sarang Rao), by Balchand; (upper right) 'Inayat Khan, by Daulat; (lower left) 'Abd al-Khaliq, probably by Balchand; (lower right) Jamal Khan Qaravul, by Murad", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Balachand|Daulat|Murad, recto: ca. 1610–15; verso: dated 1541

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Lion-King Recruits the Ascetic Jackal", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Lion-King Recruits the Ascetic Jackal", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Deposed Monkey King Drops Figs for the Tortoise and the Two Become Friends", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"The Deposed Monkey King Drops Figs for the Tortoise and the Two Become Friends", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

"Meeting of Bahram Gur with a Princess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Meeting of Bahram Gur with a Princess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, mid-16th century

"Great Hornbill", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Mansur|Mir 'Ali Haravi

"Great Hornbill", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Mansur|Mir 'Ali Haravi, recto: ca. 1540; verso: ca. 1615–20

"Portrait of Maharaja Bhim Kanwar", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Nanha|Mir 'Ali Haravi

"Portrait of Maharaja Bhim Kanwar", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Nanha|Mir 'Ali Haravi, verso: ca. 1615–29; recto: ca. 1540

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