Objects

Photograph of the bust of Alexander, taken from the front.

Alexander the Great

Image of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on dyed paper of a page of Arabic text in a box on a red background (left side) and green background with graphic design on top (right side).

Khamsa

Photograph of a copper alloy figure of Alexander's head and shoulders with Egyptianizing headdress and horns.

Bust of Alexander

An image of a page from of text from the Quran in ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper in blue and gold Arabic text.

Qurʾan

A page on ink, opaque watercolor on paper of two people in a seated position having a discussion. The picture is described with text surrounding it in Persian.

The Story of Iskandar, The Two-Horned One

A page of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of two parties fighting on a battleground. The page also contains text in Persian. Facing page shows only text.

Khamsa

An image of a small mold-made, yellowish colored terracotta statue of a male warrior on a horse. The warrior has his head and mouth covered by a scarf.

Statuette of a Horseman

An image of the statue of a bearded male warrior with a hat made from sand-colored limestone.

Statue of a Bearded Warrior

Image of two pages from a book in ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of persian or arabic text on the left and a group of soldiers tending to a dying person on the right.

Khamsa

An image of a single page from a book in ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper showing a group of people and two horses comforting a dying man in a garden.

Shahnamah

Image of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of two people being hanged by four men with two horses in the scene. The men are seen hanging from their necks in the outdoors. The page also contains persian text. Facing page shows text only.

Shahnamah

Image of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of a burning building in the background at top, and a group of people and an elephant. The page also has persian writing around the depicted scene.

Khamsa

A page on ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of a male figure and his servant with a horse visiting religious site 'Mecca' and is described in Persian. Facing page shows only text.

Khamsa

Stylized painting of Kabba in Mecca in opaque watercolor and gold on paper. The picture shows the complete colorful layout of the Prophet's mosque rendered as a graphic presentation of blues, purples, black and gold.

Signposts of Benefits

A page on ink, opaque watercolor and gold on polished cream and pink paper showing the meeting of two men and women in their towers watching a scene of people assembled below. The man in the center of the image is holding a painting of a human figure. The picture on the page is surrounded by Persian text.

Khamsa

A page of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of men exchanging gifts and women watching from their individual towers. The scene looks like it is happening from inside a palace, and contains text written in persian. Facing page shows only text.

Khamsa

An image of a single page from a book in ink, opaque watercolor and gold. The page contains a picture of a man dressed in a muted gold robe looking at a huge cave with smoke or a cloud coming out of the entrance with Persian writing around it.

Khamsa

A page of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of a seated man collecting gifts from people. The scene takes place outdoors and contains text written in Persian.

Khamsa

A page on ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of a person greeting people on the right and travelling with his horse on the left. The scene is described in text written in Persian.

Shahnamah

A page from the book of Alexander in ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper. The page contains text written in Ottoman turkish and depicts a scene of a man fighting a white dragon. Facing page shows only text.

Book of Alexander

Colorful pages of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of scenes showing a group of people. Both pages show a man with authority along with other people below him. The first image is set in the outdoors and the second image is set indoors.

Collected Poems of Khaqani