Anjali Padmanaban

Assyrian

N/A Gypsum alabaster Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu) 883–859 B.C. 1840s, excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard; 1849, presented by Austen Layard to Lady Charlotte Guest for Canford Manor, Dorsetshire, England; 1919, purchased by Dikran Kelekian from Ivor Churchill Guest; 1927, purchased by J. D. Rockefeller; acquired by the Museum in 1930 (but not accessioned until 1932), gift of J. D. Rockefeller. Credit Line: Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932 Accession Number: 32.143

Assyrian

N/A Ivory Tribute bearer with an oryx a monkey and a leopard skin 8th century B.C. 1960, excavated by Max Mallowan, on behalf of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; ceded in the division of finds to the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; acquired by the Museum in 1960, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1960 Accession Number: 60.145.11

Assyrian

N/A Ivory Horse blinker with a seated sphinx wearing a Uraeus and sun-disk headdress 8th century B.C. 1952, excavated by Max Mallowan, on behalf of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; ceded in the division of finds to the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; acquired by the Museum in 1954, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1954 Accession Number: 54.117.1

Assyrian

N/A Bronze Sickle Sword 1307–1275 B.C. 1874, acquired by Robert W. Hanbury in Mardin; by 1875, on loan by Colonel Hanbury to the Assyrian gallery of the British Museum, London; 1910s, purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan from Mrs. Bowring-Hanbury, London; acquired by the Museum in 1911, gift of J. Pierpont Morgan. Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911 Accession Number: 11.166.1

Etruscan

N/A Terracotta; black-figure, Pontic ware Terracotta globular cup with two handles last quarter of the 6th century B.C. [From 1950s until 1963, with Herbert Cahn, Basel]; 1963, purchased by Jacques Schotte through Münzen und Medaillen, Basel; 1963-2007, collection of Jacques Schotte, Gent, Belgium; [until 2010, with Cahn International AG]; acquired in 2010, purchased from Cahn International AG through Bonhams, London. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 2009 Accession Number: 2009.316

Etruscan

N/A Bronze & ivory Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory 2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C. Found at Colle del Capitano near Monteleone di Spoleto in 1902 (Scientific American 1903, p. 385; Robinson 1906, p. 83). Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1903 Accession Number: 03.23.1

Etruscan

N/A Gold and silver Silver Gilt Ring late 6th–early 5th century B.C. N/A Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fried Gift, 1995 Accession Number: 1995.40

Persian Manuscript

Sultan Muhammad Nur Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper Binding: leather Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina) A.D. 1499–1500 [ Massoud Nader, New York, until 1997; sold to MMA] Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, and Persian Heritage Foundation Gift, 1997 Accession Number: 1997.71

Persian Maunscript

Poet: Written by Hatifi Artist: Calligraphy and paintings by Suzi Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; binding: leather "Khusrau Hunting", Folio from Khusrau and Shirin A.D. 1498–99 Osman Ata'ullah, Turkey; Sir Gregory O. Page-Turner, England(until 1827; his sale, March 1827, no. 190,to Phillips); Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet, England (1827–d. 1872); Bibliotheca Phillippica, England(1872–1968; its sale, Sotheby's, London,November 25–26, 1968, MS 3127, to MMA)

Persian Manuscript

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper "Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) 1352 Mrs. M.I. Stephens, London(in 1931); Cora Timken Burnett, Alpine, NJ (by 1940–d. 1956; bequeathed to MMA) Credit Line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956 Accession Number: 57.51.32

Persian Manuscript

N/A Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper Binding: Leather and gold Anthology of Persian Poetry 15th century Alexander Smith Cochran, Yonkers, NY (until 1913; gifted to MMA) Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913 Accession Number: 13.228.19

Persian Manuscript

Calligrapher: Maulana Azhar, Poet: Nizami, Artist N/A Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper "The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami 1430 Emperor Akbar, India (from 1580); his grandson Shah Jahan, India (in 1680); Alexander Smith Cochran, Yonkers, NY (until 1913; gifted to MMA) Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913 Accession Number: 13.228.13.6

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