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Folio of Calligraphy
ca. 1540-1550

Herat, Afghanistan
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: text
1513

Herat, Afghanistan
Old man and three youths
circa 1600-1610

Herat?, Iran
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Awhadi (d. 1338); verso: An encampment; recto: blank page with inscription
1615-1616

Herat, Afghanistan
Collection of Epistles
dated 1573 (968 A.H.)

Herat, Afghanistan
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: The court of Gayumarth; verso: text: Siyamak slain by the black demon
circa 1600

Herat, Afghanistan
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Suhayli (d. 1501-2)
first half 16th century

Herat, Afghanistan
Mihr-u Mushtari (The Sun and Jupiter) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Assar Tabrizi (d. circa 1390)
ca.1520-1530

probably Herat, Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Shirin before Shiruya; verso: text
circa 1600

Herat, Afghanistan
Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492); recto: Egyptian women overwhelmed by Yusuf's beauty; verso: text, Egyptian women cut their hands at the sight of Yusuf's beauty
circa 1525

Herat, Afghanistan
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: Sufi dance; verso: text
1523-24 (930 A.H.)

Herat, Afghanistan
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: a polo game; verso: text, poem on qualities of the beloved and transience of life
1523-24 (930 A.H.)

Herat, Afghanistan

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