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Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550

Iran, Safavid period

1924.743CCCC0

Inscription Plaque, Possibly from a Door, c. 1693

Iran, Safavid Period, 17th Century

1994.1CCCC0

Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a..., mid 1500s

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1944.239CCCC0

Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1948.205CCCC0

Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600-1625

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, 17th Century

1926.533CCCC0

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved..., 1540-70

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period

1947.500CCCC0

Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650

Iran, Safavid period

1953.17CCCC0

Khusrau Surprising Shirin While Bathing, 1550-99

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1944.499CCCC0

Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1520-40

attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510-1555)

1988.96CCCC0

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

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1944.487CCCC0

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

style of Muhammadi (Iranian)

1944.491CCCC0

Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590-1600

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century

1960.199CCCC0

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560-90

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period

1962.24CCCC0

Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers, 1625-1650

Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period

1932.42CCCC0

Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground, 1600-1750

Iran, Safavid Period

1926.22CCCC0

Lampas fragment with blossoms in ogival lattice, 1600s

Iran, Safavid Period

1915.666CCCC0

Floral striped silk on a golden ground, 1600-1650

Iran, Safavid Period

2003.96CCCC0

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

style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1944.494CCCC0

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

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1917.1078CCCC0

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

style of Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)

1944.489CCCC0

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) and 1 other

2006.148CCCC0

Fragment of Silk Taffeta with “Rose and Nightingale” Motif, 1700s

Iran, Safavid period

1943.91CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1500s

Iran, Herat, Safavid Period, 16th century

1924.746CCCC0

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

style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1947.497CCCC0

Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion; from a Haft Paykar (Seven..., c. 1560-80

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, 16th century

2006.146CCCC0

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

Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)

1971.84CCCC0

Section of Silk Fabric with Falconers Amid Rose Bushes, c. 1675

Iran, Safavid period

1949.467CCCC0

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

Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period

1915.597CCCC0

Bath Pail (satl), c. 1580-1610

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

1969.291CCCC0

Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600-1650

style of Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)

1947.499CCCC0

Yusuf and Zulaykha (Recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556-65

Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period

1947.501CCCC0

Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy, 1630-50

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period

1925.132CCCC0

Garden Scene with a Master Instructing a Student in a Pavilion, c. 1570-1590s

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1939.508CCCC0

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

Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575-1600

Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533-1609)

1988.101CCCC0

Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian,..., c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down

Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610)

2013.309.bCCCC0

Fragment, 1600s

Iran, Safavid period, 17th century

1984.228CCCC0

Lampas with scenes of wild animals, late 1500s to early 1600s

Iran, Safavid Period

1939.38CCCC0

Fragment with maritime scene, late 1600s

Iran, Safavid Period

1928.651CCCC0

Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto), 1400s-1500s

Iran, Herat or Qazvin, Late Timurid or Safavid Period, 16th Century

1971.305.aCCCC0

Sleeve with rose bushes and butterflies, early 1600s

Iran, Safavid Period

1924.744CCCC0

Pen and Ink Box, 1697-98

Iran, Safavid period

1940.689CCCC0

Bowl, early 17th Century

Iran, Safavid Period

1915.594CCCC0

Wall Tile, 1600s

Iran, Safavid period

1915.650CCCC0

Bowl, early 17th Century

Iran, Safavid Period

1915.582CCCC0

Wall Tile with a Man Carrying a Wine Bottle, 1600s

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period

1915.648CCCC0

Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s

iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.

2007.13.2CCCC0

Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s

Iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.

2007.13.3CCCC0

Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s

Iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.

2007.13.4CCCC0

Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s

Iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.

2007.13.5CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550	Iran, Safavid period	1924.743	Lampas: silk	Overall: 83.5 x 37.5 cm (32 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	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
Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a..., mid 1500s	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.239	Velvet, brocaded and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1948.205	Velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips	Overall: 69.9 x 54.6 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600-1625	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, 17th Century	1926.533	Brocaded gilt- and silver-metal thread; cotton warp, cotton and silk wefts; silk pile, asymmetrical knot, 295 per sq. in.	Average: 205.7 x 142.3 cm (81 x 56 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved..., 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
Persian verses (recto) from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492), mid 1500s	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period	1947.500.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	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
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved..., 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
Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650	Iran, Safavid period	1953.17	Lampas, brocaded: silk and silver-metal thread	Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Khusrau Surprising Shirin While Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499	Silk: velvet, pile-warp substitution	Average: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499.a	Silk; velvet, cut, pile-warp substitution	Overall: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499.b	Silk; velvet, cut, pile-warp substitution	Overall: 21.7 x 15.7 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1520-40	attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510-1555)	1988.96	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1522-37	attributed to Abd al-Vahhab (Persian, active about 1516) and 1 other	1988.96.a	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), 1520-40	attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510-1555)	1988.96.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Text area: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 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
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
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590-1600	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1960.199	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Gift of John C. Heege	CCCC0
Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), c. 1590-1600	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1960.199.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Gift of John C. Heege	CCCC0
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590-1600	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1960.199.b	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.)	Gift of John C. Heege	CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560-90	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period	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 of..., c. 1560-90	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period	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
Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers, 1625-1650	Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period	1932.42	Velvet, brocaded and pile-warp substitution: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread	Overall: 157.5 x 73.7 cm (62 x 29 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground, 1600-1750	Iran, Safavid Period	1926.22	Twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 82 x 66.7 cm (32 5/16 x 26 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Lampas fragment with blossoms in ogival lattice, 1600s	Iran, Safavid Period	1915.666	Lampas: silk and silver-metal thread	Overall: 114.3 x 68.6 cm (45 x 27 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Floral striped silk on a golden ground, 1600-1650	Iran, Safavid Period	2003.96	Samite: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread	Overall: 50.1 x 27.5 cm (19 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance 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
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
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
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) and 1 other	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
Fragment of Silk Taffeta with “Rose and Nightingale” Motif, 1700s	Iran, Safavid period	1943.91	Silk and metallic thread: taffeta, brocaded	Overall: 37.8 x 40 cm (14 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Fred R. White	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1500s	Iran, Herat, Safavid Period, 16th century	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
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 (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated..., 1500s	Iran, Herat, Safavid Period, 16th century	1924.746.1.b	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
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
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso); Text Page, 1500s	Iran, Herat, Safavid Period, 16th century	1924.746.2.b	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.); Text area: 19.6 x 10.6 cm (7 11/16 x 4 3/16 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
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion; from a Haft Paykar (Seven..., c. 1560-80	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, 16th century	2006.146	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold 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
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion (recto); part of Khamsa of Nizami..., c. 1560-1580	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, 16th century	2006.146.a	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Image: 26.8 x 17.5 cm (10 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Overall: 30.7 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 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
"Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday"Illustrated with text..., c. 1560-1580	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, 16th century	2006.146.b	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Overall: 30.7 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.); Text area: 20.5 x 12.1 cm (8 1/16 x 4 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
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
Section of Silk Fabric with Falconers Amid Rose Bushes, c. 1675	Iran, Safavid period	1949.467	Silk and silver-metal thread: twill weave with complementary and discontinuous weft	Overall: 47.7 x 47.7 cm (18 3/4 x 18 3/4 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
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
Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600-1650	style of Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)	1947.499	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 33.5 x 21.9 cm (13 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.); Image: 15 x 9.6 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (Recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556-65	Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period	1947.501	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) in an..., c. 1556-65	Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period	1947.501.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Verses (verso) in an Anthology with some verses from..., mid-1500s	Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period	1947.501.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 13 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy, 1630-50	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period	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
Garden Scene with a Master Instructing a Student in a Pavilion, c. 1570-1590s	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1939.508	Opaque watercolor and ink 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
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
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575-1600	Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533-1609)	1988.101	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian,..., c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down	Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610)	2013.309.b	Ink on paper (verso)	Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)	Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	CCCC0
Fragment, 1600s	Iran, Safavid period, 17th century	1984.228	Compound twill, silk	Overall: 25.6 x 42.3 cm (10 1/16 x 16 5/8 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Lampas with scenes of wild animals, late 1500s to early 1600s	Iran, Safavid Period	1939.38	Lampas, brocaded: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with maritime scene, late 1600s	Iran, Safavid Period	1928.651	Double cloth: silk and silver-metal thread	Overall: 15.9 x 12.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto), 1400s-1500s	Iran, Herat or Qazvin, Late Timurid or Safavid Period, 16th Century	1971.305.a	Opaque watercolor, 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.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald	CCCC0
Sleeve with rose bushes and butterflies, early 1600s	Iran, Safavid Period	1924.744	Taqueté ground with twill pattern, brocaded: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 26 x 46.5 cm (10 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	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
Pen and Ink Box (base), 1697-98	Iran, Safavid period	1940.689.a	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
Pen and Ink Box (lid), 1697-98	Iran, Safavid period	1940.689.b	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
Pen and Ink Box (inkwell), 1697-98	Iran, Safavid period	1940.689.c	Brass	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
Bowl, early 17th Century	Iran, Safavid Period	1915.594	Fritware with underglaze painted design in colored slips ("Kubachi" ware)	Overall: 8.4 x 35.6 cm (3 5/16 x 14 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Wall Tile, 1600s	Iran, Safavid period	1915.650	Faience, cuerda seca technique	Overall: 32.3 x 32.3 x 2.8 cm (12 11/16 x 12 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Bowl, early 17th Century	Iran, Safavid Period	1915.582	Fritware with underglaze painted design in colored slips ("Kubachi" ware)	Overall: 27 x 10.6 cm (10 5/8 x 4 3/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Wall Tile with a Man Carrying a Wine Bottle, 1600s	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period	1915.648	Faience, cuerda seca technique	Overall: 44.5 x 23.5 cm (17 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s	iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.	2007.13.2	Plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order; silk, silver-metal thread	Overall: 139.7 x 22.9 cm (55 x 9 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s	Iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.	2007.13.3	Plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order; silk, silver-metal thread	Overall: 140.3 x 21 cm (55 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s	Iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.	2007.13.4	Plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order; silk, silver-metal thread	Overall: 110.2 x 23.7 cm (43 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Surround for Turkish Silk Cushion Cover, early 1600s	Iran, Safavid period, late 17th - 18th c.	2007.13.5	Plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order; silk, silver-metal thread	Overall: 109 x 23.3 cm (42 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0

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