Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas)

1 ft. 1 35/64 in.x 11 17/64 in.x 5 3/4 in.; painted stucco

Bowl with Green, Yellow, and Brown Splashed Decoration

Pottery, Iran, Samanid; 2 7/8 in.x 10 15/64 in.; earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware)

Bowl with Lute Player and Audience

3 1/2 in.x 7 3/4 in.; stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded

Bowl with Figures

Pottery, Iran, Samanid; 3 5/8 in.x 7 7/8 in.; earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)

Plate

Pottery, Iran, Samanid; 1 27/64 in.x 8 17/64 in.; earthenware painted under glaze

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

11 47/64 in.x 8 47/64 in.; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes

Metalwork, Iran, Seljuk; 8 3/16 in.x 6 39/64 in.; stonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise

Bowl

Metalwork, Iran, Seljuk; 4 1/4 in.x 7 63/64 in.; stone-paste painted under glaze

The Bier of Iskandar (Alexander the Great) from a Shahnama by Firdawsi

1 ft. 10 43/64 in.x 11 11/16 in.; opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Mihrab

11 ft. 3 5/64 in. x 9 ft. 5 21/32 in.; mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stone-paste (fritware) body; set into mortar

Frieze Tile

Tiles, Iran, Ilkhanid; 10 3/4 in.x 1 ft. 1 17/64 in.x 1 9/64 in.; stonepaste; molded, inglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze

Necklace Elements

H: 2 7/8 in (lg. medallion); 1 47/64 in. (half-medallion); 3/4 in.x 33/64 in. (cartouches); gold sheet; worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass

Frieze Tile

1 ft. 2 1/16 in.x 1 ft. 2 3/8 in.x 1 3/16 in.; molded fritware, overglaze luster-painted

Covered Jar

Pottery, Iran, Ilklhadid; H: 1 ft. 2 49/64 in.; stonepaste; overglaze painted and leaf gilded (lajvardina)

Garden Gathering

Tiles, Iran, Safavid; 3 ft. 4 63/64 in.x 6 ft. 2 1/64 in.x 2 33/64 in.; stonepaste; painted and polychrome glazed (cuerda seca technique)