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Dish, Safavid period, 17th century. Creator: UnknownDish, Safavid period, 17th century
Bowl, Safavid period, 17th century. Creator: UnknownBowl, Safavid period, 17th century
Bowl, Safavid period, 1650-1700. Creator: UnknownBowl, Safavid period, 1650-1700
Bowl, Safavid period, 2nd half of the 17th century. Creator: UnknownBowl, Safavid period, 2nd half of the 17th century
Dish, Safavid period, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: UnknownDish, Safavid period, late 17th-early 18th century
Dish, Safavid period, 18th century. Creator: UnknownDish, Safavid period, 18th century
Plate with low foot, Safavid period, early 17th century. Creator: UnknownPlate with low foot, Safavid period, early 17th century
Bottle, Safavid period, 17th-18th century. Creator: UnknownBottle, Safavid period, 17th-18th century
Bottle, Safavid period, 17th century. Creator: UnknownBottle, Safavid period, 17th century
Rustams seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124... 1522-1537. CreatorRustams seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), 1522-1537
Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600-1650. Creator: Muhammad YusufYouth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600-1650
Yusuf and Zulaykha (Recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556-65
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) in an Anthology with some verses from Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami; The Fifth Throne, c. 1556-65
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c. 1600-1650Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600-1650
The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, The Third Discourse on Diverse EventsThe Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, " The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209), 1555-65
Twill weave with falconers amid rose bushes, 1650-1699. Creator: UnknownTwill weave with falconers amid rose bushes, 1650-1699. Twill-weave fabrics were used to make garments, especially jackets, during the Safavid period
Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s. Creator: UnknownSurround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto), c. 1550-1600. Creator: UnknownPrincess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto), c. 1550-1600. Single-page depictions of courtly figures became popular in Iran during the 1500s. The subject here conveys Safavid ideals of female beauty
Sketch of a Young Man, single page; Illustration and Text (Persian verses), 1630-1650
Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript, late 1500s-early 1600s
Quran Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece, 1500s. The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-wise
Quran Manuscript Folio (verso); Text Page, 1500s. Creator: UnknownQuran Manuscript Folio (verso); Text Page, 1500s. The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-wise. Surah XXXIX: 1-3 The Quran is the sacred book of Islam
Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600-1625. Creator: UnknownRoyal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600-1625. Brilliant colours of silk carpet-pile form this rich foliate and floral pattern on (originally shiny) gold- and silver-thread grounds
Quran Manuscript Folio (Recto); Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece, 1500s. The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-wise
Quran Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page, 1500s. Creator: UnknownQuran Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page, 1500s. The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-wise. Surah XXXIX: 1-3 The Quran is the sacred book of Islam
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575. Creator: UnknownShah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575
Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550-1600
Persian Verses (verso), c. 1450-1500. Creator: UnknownPersian Verses (verso), c. 1450-1500
Persian verses (recto) from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492), mid 1500s
Persian Verse (khamriyya), c. 1509-59. Creator: UnknownPersian Verse (khamriyya), c. 1509-59
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises, c. 1509-59. This page contains two quatrains--poems made up of four lines
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso), c. 1509-50. This page contains two quatrains--poems made up of four lines
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s. CreatorPersian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s. Under Shah Abbas, the tradition in which painting was employed to illustrate a literary work was all but abandoned
Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), c. 1590-1600
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sadi... c. 1475-1500, borders added cIlluminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sadi (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475-1500, borders added c. 1550
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sadi (c. 1213-1291), c. 1525-30. The Gulistan, completed around 1258, is one of the most celebrated works of Persian literature
Illuminated Folio (verso) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sadi (c. 1213-1291), c. 1525-30. The Gulistan, completed around 1258, is one of the most celebrated works of Persian literature
Master and Disciple in a Garden Pavillion; Single Page Illustration, c. 1570-1590s
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: A Processon Arrives at Court (Recto)... c. 1560s-80sKing Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: A Processon Arrives at Court (Recto); The Story of King Luhrasp (Verso), c. 1560s-80s
Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550. Creator: UnknownWine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550. Iran is renowned for representations of large human figures in luxury silks during the Safavid period
Wall Tile, 17th Century. Creator: UnknownWall Tile, 17th Century
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), c. 1590-1600
Floral striped silk on a golden ground, 1600-1650. Creator: UnknownFloral striped silk on a golden ground, 1600-1650. Twelve jewel-like colours of silk thread illustrate the vivacity of colours extolled in Iranian flowers on gilt- and silvermetal thread grounds
Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, early 1600s. CreatorSleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, early 1600s
Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata i (Persian, active c. 1500), c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto)…, 1555-65. Creator: UnknownNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets], 1555-65
Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), 1500s
Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650. Creator: UnknownLampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650
Lampas fragment with blossoms in ogival lattice, 1600s. Creator: UnknownLampas fragment with blossoms in ogival lattice, 1600s
Lampas with scenes of wild animals, late 1500s to early 1600s. Creator: UnknownLampas with scenes of wild animals, late 1500s to early 1600s
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575-1600
Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209), 1540-70
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion (recto); part of Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits] Manuscript, c. 1560-1580
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651-1652. Creator: Shafi Abbasi (Iranian)Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651-1652
Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599. Creator: UnknownTent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599. This velvet medallion decorated the interior of an imperial tent, possibly donated by Shah Tahmasp to an Ottoman Turkish sultan
