And Gold On Paper Collection (#2)

Young Lovers Embracing, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Young Lovers Embracing, 16th century

A Lion, Folio from a Dispersed Nuzhatnama-i ‘Ala’
A Lion, Folio from a Dispersed Nuzhatnama-i Ala i of Shahmardan ibn Abi l Khayr, early 17th century

Title Page of the Gospel of John, 1300-1310. Creator: Sargis Pidsak
Title Page of the Gospel of John, 1300-1310

Seated Woman Curling her Hair, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated Woman Curling her Hair, late 16th-early 17th century

A Dervish, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Unknown
A Dervish, late 16th-early 17th century

Seated Youth with a Cup, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated Youth with a Cup, late 16th-early 17th century

Portrait of Sayyid Amir Khan, second half 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Sayyid Amir Khan, second half 17th century

Prince and Ladies in a Garden, mid-18th century. Creator: Nidha Mal
Prince and Ladies in a Garden, mid-18th century

Folio from a Mu nis al-ahrar fi daqa iq al-ash ar (The Free Mans Companion... A.H
Folio from a Mu nis al-ahrar fi daqa iq al-ash ar (The Free Mans Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, A.H. 741/A.D. 1340-41

Buffaloes in Combat, late 16th century. Creator: Attributed to Miskin
Buffaloes in Combat, late 16th century

Album Leaf of Shekasteh-ye Nasta liq, first half 19th century

Princely Hawking Party, ca. 1570. Creator: Attributed to Mirza Ali
Princely Hawking Party, ca. 1570

Portrait of a Man, ca. 1600. Creator: Attributed to Riza-yi Abbasi
Portrait of a Man, ca. 1600

Folio with Verses in Nasta liq Script, dated A. H. 1017 / A. D. 1608-9
Folio with Verses in Nasta liq Script, dated A.H. 1017/ A.D. 1608-9

Jahangir and His Vizier, I'timad al-Daula, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1615. Creator: Manohar
Jahangir and His Vizier, I'timad al-Daula, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1615; verso: ca. 1530-45

Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight, Folio from a Padshahnama, probably 1639

Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons, Folio from a Chingiznama... ca. 1596
Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons, Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan), ca. 1596. Commissioned by emperor Akbar

Album Leaf with Calligraphic Exercise (siyah mashq), dated A. H. 1258 / A. D. 1842-3
Album Leaf with Calligraphic Exercise (siyah mashq), dated A.H. 1258/ A.D. 1842-3

The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical... A.H
The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315

Letter in Ta liq Script, A. H. 911 / A. D. 1505-6. Creator: Darvish Abdullah Munshi
Letter in Ta liq Script, A.H. 911/ A.D. 1505-6

Illustrated Manuscript, dated A. H. 815 / A. D. 1412. Creator: Unknown
Illustrated Manuscript, dated A.H. 815/ A.D. 1412

Young Prince and Mentor Sitting in Landscape, ca. 1600. Creator: Unknown
Young Prince and Mentor Sitting in Landscape, ca. 1600

Haji Husain Bukhari, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: early 19th century; verso: later copy of 16th century original

Portrait of Muhammad Ali Baig, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto, early 19th century
Portrait of Muhammad Ali Baig, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto and verso: early 19th century

Red-Headed Vulture, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto and verso: early 19th century

Woman Applying Henna, late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Woman Applying Henna, late 16th century

Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, ca
Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630-40

Man with a Ram, Folio from the Bellini Album, ca. 1600. Creator: Unknown
Man with a Ram, Folio from the Bellini Album, ca. 1600

Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, Folio from a Razmnama, ca. 1616-17. Creator: Unknown
Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, Folio from a Razmnama, ca. 1616-17

Nobleman on a Terrace, ca. 1780. Creator: Unknown
Nobleman on a Terrace, ca. 1780

Two Camels Fighting, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Two Camels Fighting, late 16th-early 17th century

Meeting of a Prince and Poet, mid-16th century. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of a Prince and Poet, mid-16th century

Two Mounted Warriors, mid-16th century. Creator: Unknown
Two Mounted Warriors, mid-16th century

Portrait of a Persian Lady, Folio from the Davis Album, ca. 1736-37. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Persian Lady, Folio from the Davis Album, ca. 1736-37

Interior of a Courtyard with Figures, early 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Courtyard with Figures, early 17th century

Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century

The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens), 1550s

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, early 16th century

Bahram Gur in the Blue Pavilion, Folio from Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, early 16th century

Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor, Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur), ca. 1590

Folio from the Kathasaritsagara, ca. 1590. Creator: Unknown
Folio from the Kathasaritsagara, ca. 1590

Women Bathing by Moonlight, Folio from the Davis Album, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Women Bathing by Moonlight, Folio from the Davis Album, 18th century

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, Folio from the Davis Album, early 17th century

Portrait of a Noble in Gauzy White Costume, Folio from the Davis Album, 17th century

Princess Entertaining a Visitor on the Balcony, Folio from the Davis Album, mid-second half 17th century

Aquatic Birds at a Pool, Folio from the Davis Album, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Aquatic Birds at a Pool, Folio from the Davis Album, 18th century

Chilins (Chinese Chimerical Creatures) Fighting with a Dragon, 16th century

Two Sides of a Bengal River Fish, ca. 1804. Creator: Unknown
Two Sides of a Bengal River Fish, ca. 1804

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