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Overview > Archaeology Wing > Islamic Near East

Qur’an Kashmir, India 17th century	Mihrab Isfahan, Iran 17th century	Court figure, part of a palace decoration Iran 12th–13th century	Minai-ware jug Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century	Jar with luster decoration Iraq 10th century
Bowl with luster decoration Iraq 9th century	Pair of earrings Iran 12th–13th century	Plate depicting a drinking party in the Sassanian-Persian Style Iran or Iraq 7th–8th century	Rustam recues Bizhan from the pit Isfahan, Iran	Mihrab tile decorated with Qur’an 48:5 Kashan, Iran 13th–14th century
Mihrab tile decorated with Qur’an 76:24–26, 17:18 Kashan, Iran 13th–14th century	*Qur’an stand (kursi) in the Qajar style* Iran 19th century	Burial shirt (shroud) Iran 12th century	Two tiles from a mausoleum Iran 15th century	Gravestone, apparently for a child Iran 10th century
Gravestone of a woman Iran	Gravestone of a man Iran	Window screen Iran 13th century	Fountain Isfahan, Iran 13th century	Water jar Iran 12th century
Lajvardina-ware bowl Kashan, Iran 13th–14th century	*Lajvardina-ware jar (albarello)* Kashan, Iran 13th–14th century	Minai-ware jug Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century	Jug with luster decoration Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century	Jug with luster decoration Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century
Bowl with luster decoration Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century	Bowl with luster decoration Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century	Bowl with luster decoration Iraq 9th century	Bowl with luster decoration Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century	*Jar (albarello) with luster decoration* Kashan, Iran 12th–13th century
Wall tiles Iran 12th-14th century	Tray Syria or Egypt 14th century	Candlestick decorated with the Zodiac Syria or Iraq 13th century	Basin inlaid with silver Egypt or Syria 14th century	Large basin inlaid with silver and copper Egypt or Syria 14th century
Zoomorphic incense burner Khurasan, Iran 12th–13th century	Mortar Iran 12th–13th century	Jug East Iran 12th century	Pair of incense burners Iran 12th century	Candlestick with silver inlay Anatolia 13th–14th century
Bowl decorated with a leopard Nishapur, Iran 10th century	Bowl fragment decorated with a figure Nishapur, Iran 10th century	Bowl decorated with an abstract design Nishapur, Iran 10th century	Bowl decorated with Arabic calligraphy Nishapur, Iran 10th century	Bowl decorated with Arabic calligraphy Nishapur, Iran 10th century
Bowl decorated with a bird Nishapur, Iran 10th century	Bowl decorated with Arabic calligraphy Nishapur, Iran 10th century	Anklet Iran 9th-12th century	Textile fragment depicting princes at the hunt Iran 13th century	Incense bowl Iran 10th century
Elephant-shaped incense burner Iran 10th century	Bowl decorated with Arabic script Iraq 9th century	Dish in the blue-and-white Chinese style Mashhad, Iran 17th century	Bowl in the Chinese celadon style Egypt 14th-15th century	Dish in the blue-and-white Chinese style Mashhad, Iran 15th century
Jug Iran 12th–13th century	Bottle Tabriz(?), Iran 17th century	Hookah base in the blue-and-white Chinese style Mashhad, Iran 17th century	Wall tiles Iznik, Turkey 17th century	Dish decorated with carnations and tulips Iznik, Turkey 17th century
Lamp holder Iran	Closet doors Iran 17th century	Bidri-ware tray inlaid with silver Deccan, India 19th century	Bidri-ware spittoon inlaid with silver Deccan, India 19th century	Dish in the blue-and-white Chinese style Kerman, Iran 17th century
Wine bowl Western Iran	Bowl Western Iran 17th century	Wine ewer in the European style Iran 19th century	Three Qajar Princes Isfahan, Iran 19th century	Hookah bowl in the Qajar style Iran 19th century
Hookah bowl in the Qajar style Iran 19th century	Miniature hookah Iran 19th century	Rustam fighting Tus Iran 19th century	Firdawsi encounters the court poets Qazvin, Iran Late 16th century	The birth of Rustam Kashmir 19th century
Rustam captures Kamus and executes him Isfahan, Iran ca. 1640	Shah Khusrau sends Rustam to India Isfahan, Iran	The demon Akvan carries Rustam to the sea Isfahan, Iran	Statuette of a goat Iran