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Portrait of Emperor Shah Alam Bahadur Shah
early 19th century

India
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Garsivaz being flogged while Afrasiyab is dragged from the lake; verso: Afrasiyab's night raid to Kay Khusraw's camp
circa 1580

Qazvin?, Iran
Folio from a Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini
early 15th century

Iraq or Eastern Turkey
Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390)
19th century

Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India
The Karandavyuha Sutra
1678

Kathmandu, Nepal
Rawat Jaswant Singh Hunting
ca. 1778

Udaipur or Devgarh, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; verso: Luhrasp enthroned, right-hand half of a double-page; recto: text
circa 1590-1600

Iran
The dragon king revering the Buddha
1368-1644

China
Lower part of a Nagaraja (Serpent King) image
late 1st century CE

Mathura, U.P., India
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: text; verso: Kay Khusraw installs Luhrasp as king
1493-1494 (899 A.H.)

Gilan, Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Arzu, the jeweler’s daughter, plays before Bahram Gur; recto: text: Bahram reaches the jeweler's house
1303-1357

Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d. 1020); Nushirwan receives news of the revolt of his son Nushzad
late 17th century

India