The David Collection

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Earthenware bowl, covered with a white slip and painted in a brown and red slip under a transparent glaze	Lidded bowl, cast brass, inlaid with silver and gold	Beaker, silver, beaten, gilded, and engraved	Horse fittings, silver	Miniature from a copy of Firdawsi’s Shah-nama (Book of Kings). “Anushirvan Sits Before the Chessboard Sent by the Rajah of Hind”
Miniature pasted on cardboard. “Portrait of a Turkish Ambassador at the Court of Shah Jahan”	Miniature from a copy of Firdawsi’s Shah-nama. “Rudaba Receives a Belt as a Gift from Zal’s Messenger.” Attributed to Naqdi Beg	Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)	Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)	Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)
Earthenware bowl, painted in luster over an opaque, white glaze	Fragmentary plaque, carved ivory	Bottle, blue-green glass with luster decoration. Modern neck	Earthenware dish with molded decoration covered by a yellow and green glaze	Ewer, cast bronze
Wooden panel, carved with a Kufi inscription, from the Ibn Tulun Mosque	Parchment leaf from a Koran written in early Kufi	Leaf from a Koran, parchment, written in Kufi	Cup and saucer; soft-paste porcelain