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Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
In this part of Firdawsi’s epic, the Iranian king Kay Kavus decided to wage war against Turan (Turkestan), even though his son, prince Siyavush, had signed a treaty with the Turani...
Post-Marijuana (Dama zhi hou), Written in Time Script
Post-Marijuana (Dama zhi hou), Written in Time Script
This large, horizontally oriented, rectangular album leaf is inscribed with twenty columns of text, the columns with varying numbers of characters and thus of varying lengths. The ...
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Hacivat" Character
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Hacivat" Character
Shadow plays were first performed in the Ottoman Empire during the sixteenth century, with the popular form known as Karagöz (Black Eye) developing in the 1600s. These plays were p...
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Zenne" Character
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Zenne" Character
Shadow plays were first performed in the Ottoman Empire during the sixteenth century, with the popular form known as Karagöz (Black Eye) developing in the 1600s. These plays were p...
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Karagoz" Character
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Karagoz" Character
Shadow plays were first performed in the Ottoman Empire during the sixteenth century, with the popular form known as Karagöz (Black Eye) developing in the 1600s. These plays were p...
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Laz" Character
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Laz" Character
Shadow plays were first performed in the Ottoman Empire during the sixteenth century, with the popular form known as Karagöz (Black Eye) developing in the 1600s. These plays were p...
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Bebe Ruhi" Character
Ornament in the shape of Karagoz Shadow Puppet, "Bebe Ruhi" Character
Shadow plays were first performed in the Ottoman Empire during the sixteenth century, with the popular form known as Karagöz (Black Eye) developing in the 1600s. These plays were p...
Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
This manuscript of Jami’s Yusuf and Zulaykha retains its decorated binding, double illuminated frontispiece, and five illustrations. The text is copied in nasta`liq in two columns ...