Gallery of Iran 16th-19th Century |
Silk tapestry, Iran |
Portrait of man in Turkish dress, Iran 1680-90 |
Portrait of a lady, Isfahan late 17th C. |
"The Shah of Suleiman's Carpet." Tabriz. early. XVIIv |
Feridoun Crossing the River Tigris, Tabriz ca 1530 |
Dish, Iran ca 1600 |
The Schwarzenberg Carpet, Iran, 16th C. |
Detail of the Schwarzenberg Carpet |
A Kneeling Youth attributed to Mirza 'Ali, Iran ca 1565 |
Sheikh Ali Mirza, Iran |
Sheikh Ali Mirza, Iran |
Gallery of Mughal India 16th-18th Century |
Huqqa Base, India ca 1700 |
Portrait of St. Jerome signed by Farrukh Beg, India 1615 |
Portrait of St. Jerome signed by Farrukh Beg, India 1615 |
Ewer - India (Delhi) 14th C. |
Dagger and Scabbard, India 18th C. |
Dagger decorated with jade, gold, rubies, diamonds, emeralds |
Horse-Headed Dagger (Khanjar) India 17th C. |
Horse-Headed Dagger, India ca 1700 |
Bazuband Brooch, India, 17th C. |
Emerald Pendant, India, 17th C. |
Emerald Plaque dated 1107 A.H. (1695) India |
Jewelled Falcon, India ca 1640 |
Gold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, sapphires, onyx |
Necklace, 19th C. India |
Sphere, India ca 1680-1720 |
Siege of a fortress by the Mughal army attributed to Payag, India ca 1640 |
The Darbar of Emperor Aurangzeb, India ca 1660 |
Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal Emperor, India 1838 (1254 A.H.) |
Khurshechihr Freez Hamid illustrated page fro the Qissa-i, India ca 1570 |
Gallery of Ottoman Turkey 16th-18th Century |
Ottoman Turkish armor |
Ottoman Turkish armor |
Ottoman Turkish armor |
Ottoman Turkish armor |
Dish - Iznik ca 1530 |
Iznik tile panel ca 1540 |
Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II, early 16th C. |
Yataghan and scabbard made by Mustafa ibn Kemal al-Akshehri 1481-1512 |
Ferman with a Tughra of Sultan Sulayman the Magnificient, 966 A.H. (1560) |
The Prophet Confronts a Serpent, ca 1594 |
The Prophet Confronts a Serpent, illustrated from the Siya-i Nabi, Istanbul ca 1594 |
Torch Stand, 16th C. Iran |
17th C. Iranian tile with figure of a man |
17th C. Iranian tile with tents |
Dish, Iran or Central Asia, 15th C. |
Vase, Iran, 15th C. |
Steel helmets, Turkey or Caucasus, 15th C. |
Steel helmet, Turkey or Caucasus, 15th C. |
Steel helmet, Turkey or Caucasus, 15th C. |
Steel helmet, Turkey or Caucasus, 15th C. |
The Angel Gabriel from the Khavarnama of Ibn Husam, Iran ca 1480 |
The Angel Gabriel from the Khavarnama of Ibn Husam, Iran ca 1480 |
Qur'an Page in Muhaqqaq Script, Iran 14th C. |
Illustrated manuscript of a hunting party, Iran ca 1450 |
Page from a colossal Qur'an, Central Asia (probably Samarqand) ca 1400-1430 |
Central Asian tile from Samarqand, ca 1380 |
Star tile, mid 15th C. Iran |
Tile, mid 15th C. Iran |
Helmet, Central Asia, late 14th-15th C. |
Cauldron from the Caucasus (Kubachi) late 13th-14th C. |
Steel mirror, 16th C. Iran |
Dragon-headed Candlestick, 15th C. Iran |
Base of candlestick, 15th C. Iran |
15th C. War Mask, Eastern Turkey or Western Iran |
14th C. door from Cairo |
Detail of 14th C. inlaid wooden door, Cairo |
Qur'an - Cairo ca 1330-1350 |
Mosque lamp, late 14th C. Egypt or Syria |
Mosque lamp, late 14th C. Egypt |
Mosque lamp, 14th C. Egypt |
Mosque lamp, 14th C. Egypt |
Mosque lamp, 14th C. Egypt |
Candlestick, Syria ca 1350-1370 |
Small Bowl, Egypt or Syria ca 1354-1361 |
Panel of Iranian tiles, 19th C. |
Sulwan Al-Muta'a - 14th C. Egypt or Syria |
Syrian bowl, 14th C. fritware |
Mosque lamp, Damascus ca 1277 |
Perfume Flask, Syria or Iran, 11th-12th C. |
Syrian gold bracelet, 11th-12th C. |
Syrian jar, 13th C. |
Basin, Syria, 1240-1260 |
Mamluk Box, Egypt or Yemen, 16th C. |
Syrian pen box ca 1320-1330 |
Ewer, Iraq (Mosul) 13th C. |
Earthenware jar, Northern Syria or Iraq, 13th C. |
Earthenware jar, Northern Syria or Iraq, 13th C. |
Albarello, 14th C. Syria |
Jar, 13th C. Syria |
Candlestick, Damascus 655 A.H. (1257) |
Ewer, Northern Syria or Iraq, 13th C. |
Map of the World, 15th C. Egypt or Syria |
Lion illustration from the Marvels of Creation and their Singularities, Syria, 13th C. |
Different types of plants from the Marvels of Creation and their Singularities, 13th C. Syria |
The Directional Winds from the Marvels of Creation and their Singularities, Syria 13th C. |
Door Knocker, Northern Syria or Iraq, early 13th C. |
Tile Panel, Iran (Kashan) early 14th C. |
Flask, Iran, late 13th C. |
Tile with sphinxes, Iran (Kashan) 13th C. |
Bowl, Iran (Kashan) ca 1300 |
Bowl, Fars Province, Iran ca 1350-1375 |
Bracelets, Iran, 12th C. |
Bracelets, Iran, 12th C. |
Candlestick, Iran, 14th C. |
Candlestick, Iran, 14th C. |
Head from a statue, Iran ca 1200 |
Incense burner in the shape of a bird, Iran, 12th C. |
Casket, Iran ca 1300 |
Casket, northwest India, 12th-13th C. |
Bottle, Iran, 13th C. |
Dish signed by Muhammed ibn Abi Tahir, Iran (Kashan) 611 A.H. (1214) |
Dish with elephant |
Dish with elephant |
Tray, Iran ca 1200 |
Various 13th Century Iranian tiles |
Incription Frieze Tile, Iran (Kashan) 13th C. |
Incription Frieze Tile, Iran (Kashan) 13th C. |
Incription Frieze Tile, Iran (Kashan) 13th C. |
Ewer, Iraq 9th-10th C. |
Ewers from Iraq, Afghanistan and Egypt, 8th-10th C. |
Casket, 12th-13th C. Sicily |
Fountain Head, Spain, late 10th-early 11th C. |
Ivory box, southern Italy or Sicily, 12th-13th C. |
Necklace, 12th C. Spain |
Armet, 11th C. Egypt |
Ewer, 7th-8th C. Syria |
Earthenware jar, 8th-9th C. Iraq |
Bowl, 10th C. Iran (Nishapur) |
Bowl, 12th C. Egypt |
Bowl, 9th C. Iraq |
Bowl, 10th C. Iraq |
Pages from a Qur'an in Hijazi Script, 7th-8th C. |
Qur'an Page ca 750-800 A.D. |
Late 9th C. Qur'an Page |
Figure of Mother and Child, Kashan ca 1200 |
Majnun in the Wilderness from Khamsa of Nizami, Iran 1017 A.H. (1609) |
Ewer in the form of a cat, Kashan ca 1200 |
Cow and calf from Mughal album attributed to Basawan or Desavanta ca 1570 |
Figure of a cow and calf, Syria, 13th C. |
Figure of a Monkey, Iran (Kashan) ca 1200 |
Ewer in the form of a Sphinx, Kashan ca 1200 |
Figure of a Hawk, Iran or Central Asia, 12th-13th C. |
Incense Burner in the form of a Lion, Iran or Central Asia, 12th C. |
12th C. Bronze Incense Burner |
Bronze Ewer, 17th C. India |
Brass Ewer, 14th-15th C. India |
Powder Flask, Northwest India, 18th C. |
Oil Lamp, 12th C. Iran |
Farhad Carries Shirin and her Horse from the Khamsa of Nizami, 17th C. Iran |
The Shahnama by Firdawsi dated 890 A.H. (1485) |
Isfandiyar Entraps the Simurgh from the Shahnama, Iran 1077 A.H. (1666) |
Burzuy Presents 'Kalilah wa Dimnah' to King Nushirvan, Iran ca 1525-35 |
Burzuy Presents 'Kalilah wa Dimnah' to King Nushirvan, Iran ca 1525-35 |
Feridoun Storms the Palace of Zahhak from the Great Mongol Shahnama, Iran ca 1330 |
Iznik fritware charger, dish and bottle, ca 1600 |
Dish, Turkey (Iznik) ca 1600 |
The Ramayana attributed to Valmiki, late 16th C. India |
Page from the Ramayana |
Diwan of Jami, Iran 971-972 A.H. (1563-1564) |
Illustration of Two Donkeys from the Usefulness of Animals by Ibn Bakhtishu, Iran ca 1300 |
Ka'aba Door Curtain made in Egypt 1903-1904 |
Ka'aba Door Curtain made in Egypt 1903-1904 |
Ka'aba Door Curtain made in Egypt 1903-1904 |
Ka'aba Door Curtain made in Egypt 1903-1904 |
Ceramic Cenotaph, Central Asia, 14th C. |
Ceramic Cenotaph, Central Asia, 14th C. |
Inscription Mosaic Tile, Iran 987 A.H. (1579) |
Inscription Mosaic Tile, Iran 987 A.H. (1579) |
Inscription Tile, Central Asia, 14th-15th C. |
Basin, Egypt or Syria, mid 14th C. |
Basin, Egypt or Syria, mid 14th C. |
Illuminated Qur'an, China, 17th-18th C. |
Illuminated page from the Jahangir Album by Ali al-Sultani, Iran 948 A.H. (1541) |
Bowl, Egypt or Syria, 1346 |
Kitab Hizb al-Bahr, Egypt or Syria, 14th C. |
Calligraphy, Iran ca 1530-1560 |
Calligraphy, 19th C. Iran |
Calligraphic composition on a natural leaf, 20th C. Turkey |
Calligraphic composition on a natural leaf, 20th C. Turkey |
Qur'an, Baghdad 683 A.H. (1284) |
Qur'an Page in Maghribi Script, Spain or Morocco, 12th-13th C. |
Architectural Inscription, 12th C. Iran |
Bowl, 10th C. Iran |
Ilkhanid Dinar, reign of Ghazan Mahmud bin Arghun, Iran (Shiraz) 700-702 A.H. (1301-1304) |
Pages fro a Qur'an in Jijazi Script, 7th-8th C. |
The Nightmare of Zahhak from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp, Iran ca 1525-1535 |
Necklace, India 1607-1619 |
The Cavour Vase, Syria, late 13th C. |
The Cavour Vase, Syria, late 13th C. |
Bronze fountainhead, mid 10th C. Spain |
Bronze fountainhead, mid 10th C. Spain |
Water Bottle, Turkey (Iznik) ca 1570-1580 |
Incense Burner, Egypt or Syria 1294-1340 |
Panel of Mosaic Tiles (Alicatado) 14th C. Spain |
Qur'an Page, 14th C. Egypt |
Iznik Tile Panel ca 1565 |
Stucco panel, Iraq (Samarra) 9th C. |
Stucco panel, Iraq (Samarra) 9th C. |
Iznik Tile 1550-1565 |
Earthenware dish, Iran or Central Asia, 9th-10th C. |
Dagger and Scabbard, India ca 1800 |
Tile, Iznik 1520-1540 |
Dish and jug, Iznik, 1560-1565 |
Jug, Iznik, 1560-1565 |
The Animal Ardabil Carpet, 16th C. Iran |
Ivory Hunting Horn, 11th-12th C. Italy |
Tiles, Turkey (Iznik) ca 1570 |
Illuminated Shamsa, India ca 1640-1650 |
Mosaic tile panel, Isfahan ca 1480 |
Mosaic tile, Turkey (Konya) late 13th C. |
Mosque Lamp |
Mosque Lamp |
Door Panel, Cairo ca 1330 |
Celestial Globe, India 17th C. |
Celestial Globe by Diya' al-Din Muhammad Lahuri, India 10887 A.H. (1677) |
Universal Astrolabe, 13th C. North Africa |
European Planispheric Astrolabe, ca 1500 |
Planispheric Astrolabe by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Battuti 1136 A.H. (1723) |
Treatise on Astronomical Instrumentation, 14th C. Egypt |
The Book of Fixed Stars, Baghdad 519 A.H. (1125) |