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Coin of Shams al-Din Isma‘il
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Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
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Malik Shah Rustam in the Presence of Shah Isma'il, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Tarikh-i `Alamara-yi Shah Isma`il
Malik Shah Rustam in the Presence of Shah Isma'il, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Tarikh-i `Alamara-yi Shah Isma`il
This is a folio with painting that has been detached from a manuscript of theTarikh-i `Alamara-yi Shah Isma`il. Four lines of Persian in nastal'iq script frame a painting of figure...
Page from a Zakhira-i Khvarazmshahi (Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khvarazm) of Isma’il Gorgani
Page from a Zakhira-i Khvarazmshahi (Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khvarazm) of Isma’il Gorgani
Within a thin gold frame are lines of Persian text written in blank ink and nasta’liq script. There are certain words and phrases highlight in larger text and in red or gold ink. T...
Illuminated page from a Zakhira-i Khvarazmshahi (Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khvarazm) of Isma’il Gorgani
Illuminated page from a Zakhira-i Khvarazmshahi (Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khvarazm) of Isma’il Gorgani
The top of the page features an illuminated chapter heading, consisting of a multi-lobed shape with radiating layers. Below it is a band with a gold cartouche flanked by a floral p...
Coin of Alpi
Coin of Alpi
The coin (dirham) belongs to the Artuqid ruler of Najm al-din Alpi (r.1154–1176). Obverse is inscribed with Najm al-Din / King of Diyar Bakr and shows facing Portraits of the ...
Pump for Raising Water (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari
Pump for Raising Water (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari
Badi’ al-Zaman Abu al-Izz Isma’il b. al-Razzaz al-Jazari's compendium of mechanical devices stands out for combining theory with practice and providing the earliest mentions of mec...
Pen Box with Nasir al-Din Shah and His Court; and Rulers from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi
Pen Box with Nasir al-Din Shah and His Court; and Rulers from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in horizontal format. The pen box is covered inside and out with small scale figural scenes in panels, accompa...