A South Asian figural sarangi/musical instrument

This pen box is richly decorated on the top, front, and back with figural designs. The largest cartouches that hold the center of each side contain vignettes of Iranian men. The t...

On the shoulder: This scene depicts gorgons chasing after the hero Perseus, whose most famous accomplishment was beheading one of the gorgons, Medusa; presumably here we see the tw...

Red-figure hydria (kalpis). The vessel is intact with restorations on one side of the mouth and one side handle. In the figural panel is restricted to the shoulder and depicts the ...

Figural designs on polychrome ceramics offer tantalizing and often puzzling glimpses into the complex society of the Samanid realm, now divided between northeastern Iran and Uzbeki...