Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript, open

Zain(?) Hasan Sulaiman Isfahani; 3 ft. 9 in.x 4 ft. 2 in.x 1 ft. 4 1/2 in. (open); carved and inlaid teak

Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript, side a

Zain(?) Hasan Sulaiman Isfahani; 3 ft. 9 in.x 4 ft. 2 in.x 1 ft. 4 1/2 in. (open); carved and inlaid teak

Ewer with Feline-Shaped Handle

Metalwork, Iran, Umayyad; 1 ft. 7 3/32 in. x 8 5/16 in.; bronze, cast and chased, inlaid with copper

Throne Leg in the form of a Griffin, outer face

Metalwork, Iran, Umayyad Caliphate; 1 ft. 10 7/16 in.x 3 27/64 in.x 7 23/64 in.; cast and chased bronze

Portrait of the Emperor Caracalla, left side

Sculpture, Roman, Late Imperial; H: 1 ft. 1 1/2 in.; copper alloy

Vase

2 ft. 1 3/4 in.x 1 ft. 4 1/32 in.; stone-paste painted under glaze

Plate

1 31/32 in.x 9 29/64 in.; silver gilt

Gayumarth enthroned in the mountains from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

11 31/32 in.x 8 35/64 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Ardashir captures Ardavan from a Shahnama by Firdawsi

1 ft. 11 5/16 in.x 1 ft. 3 5/8 in.; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Zahhak consults the physicians at court from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

9 9/16 in.x 7 3/4 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi, recto: Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree

1 ft. 4 1/16 in.x 11 27/32 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Capture of the Rebel Bahadur Khan by the Army of Akbar, with Nazr Bahadur, in 1567, from an Akbarnama

Kesav the Elder (outline and portraits), Chetar Muni (paintings); 1 ft. 3 in.x 8 13/16 in.x 35/64 in.; opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio from a Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet), verso: A polo game: the dervish and the shah on the polo field

7 41/64 in.x 4 27/32 in.; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Garden Gathering: detail

Tiles, Iran, Safavid; stonepaste; painted and polychrome glazed (cuerda seca technique)

Conquest of Baghdad by Timur", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories

11 3/8 in.x 7 63/64 in.; opaque watercolor and gold on paper