1. "Job Lying Under a Tree," Page from an Illustrated Manuscript of the Majma` al-tavarikh (Collection of Chronicles) of Hafiz Abru (d. 1430) Date: ca. 1425 Geographic region: Herat, Afghanistan Time period: Timurid Period Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Extent: Sheet: 13 x 16 15/16 in. (33 x 43 cm) Image and Text: 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm)
2. Alchemical compendium. Creator: Ḥusaynī, Ibrāhīm, active 15th century Date: A.H. 901-904 (1496-1499) Language: Arabic Geographic region: Herat, Afghanistan Extent: Written in 15-24 long lines.
3. Folio of Poetry From the Divan of Sultan Husayn Mirza Creator: Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi Date: ca. 1490 Geographic region: Herat, Afghanistan Time period: Timurid Medium: Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on indigo blue ground, with découpage and gold-flecked border Extent: 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (22.5 x 13.3 cm)
