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)

Garden Gathering: detail

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

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

Vessel in the form of a horse's head

Metalwork, Iran, Achaemenid; L: 8 1/32 in.; silver, silver gilding

Plate with a Hunting Scene from the Tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh

Metalwork, Iran, Sasanian; 1 5/8 in. x 3 7/64 in.; silver, mercury gilding

Plate with King Hunting Rams

Metalwork, Iran, Sasanian; 1 13/16 in. x 8 5/8 in.; silver, mercury gilding, niello inlay

Fragments of a Plate with Engraved Designs

Glass, Islamic, Abbasid; 19/32 in.x 11 1/32 in.; glass, blown with applied trail, scratch-engraved

Tile

Tiles, Islamic, Ilkhanid; 1 ft. 23/64 in.x 1 ft. 19/32 in.x 2 3/32 in.; molded fritware overglaze luster and inglaze painted decoration

Tiles

Tiles, Islamic, Ilkhanid; D: 7 63/64 in. (star tiles); 8 11/32 in. x 8 17/64 in. (cross tiles); fritware with moulded design and lustre decoration