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Collections from across the Smithsonian.
Music and Spirituality
Music and African Spiritual Traditions
Music and Buddhism
Music and Christianity
Music and Islam
Music and Hinduism
Music and Judaism
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Muscial instrument (oriental lute, tar) with 3 strings and reddish wooden cocoanut-shaped sounding-box covered with parchment. Wood stem section with 3 hooks for metal strings.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Musical instrument with sounding box and gut strings
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d. 1209); Couple with attendants; verso: text: Chapter thirty-one: discrediting overindulgence in eating, part from Khusraw va Shirin
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Stem of a lute; painted black
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Divan
(collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: text, Poem of wisdom of love, beauty, and celebration of time; verso: illustration and text, Feast of 'id
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Khusraw and Shirin are feasting at night in a desert encampment; recto: text
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Bahram Gur in the yellow pavilion on Sunday; verso: text
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Bahram Gur in the turquoise-blue pavilion on Wednesday; verso: text
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Sandalwood Pavilion
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Bahram Gur visits the princess in the red pavilion on Tuesday; recto: text
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Bahram Gur visits the princess in the sandal pavilion; recto: text
National Museum of African Art
Al Najoom Dance Troupe at NMAfA, July 14, 2011
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Sounding box with lower metal bracket for strings
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: Bahram Gur and the princess in the red pavilion; verso: text
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Bahram Gur and the princess in the white pavilion
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Divan
(collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390); recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Khamsa
(Quintet) by Nizami; recto: Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Yellow Pavilion; verso: text, Princess telling the story
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Shahnama
(Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Daughters of Barzin Dance for Bahram Gur; recto: text: Bahram Gur and Barzin Shah
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Bowl
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Folio from a
Yusuf u Zulaykha
by Jami (d. 1492); verso: Potiphar and Zulaykha enthroned; recto: text
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