EditorialDivan of Hafiz. Iran. Date: 1540-1550. Dimensions: 21.4 x 13 x 2.3 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 in.). Cover: bound in leather, tooled, applied gold and black pigment; interior: ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper. Origin: Iran.
EditorialVz: Arabic characters in 3 lines: mazhar nur illahi mustafa hafiz, gem, intaglio, glass, Color: red, Shape: oval, landscape, Processing:, Method of construction:, 13.5 x 15 mm, D. 2 mm, wt. 0.89 gr., 9th - 13th century AD. 800-1300.
EditorialHafiz Qadim waits for passing travelers to stop at his shop, which sells gas, water and snacks, along Highway 1 on the border of Kandahar and Zabul provinces in Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2021. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
EditorialA 29-year-old mid-level commander, who said he worked his way up from washing the motorcycle of Boko Haram’s feared leader, Abubakar Shekau, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Sept. 8, 2021. (Tom Saater/The New York Times)
EditorialHafiz Abdul Karim, Joseph Edgar Boehm, 18341890, British, 1889, Bronze, on integral bronze socle, Overall: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm), beard, portrait, turban.
EditorialVz: Arabic characters in 3 lines: mazhar nur illahi mustafa hafiz, gem, intaglio, glass, Color: red, Shape: oval, landscape, Processing:, Method of construction:, 13.5 x 15 mm, D. 2 mm, wt. 0.89 gr., 9th - 13th century AD. 800-1300.
EditorialHafiz-i Abru, 'Throne Scene', Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru (d. 1430), Folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1425, Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 15 5/8 x 12 1/2in. (39.7 x...
EditorialHafiz-i Abru, 'Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet', Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru (d. 1430), Folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1425, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Opaque waterco...
EditorialHafiz-i Abru, 'Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians' Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, Hafiz-i Abru (d. 1430), Folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1425, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, I...
EditorialPage of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, late 15th century, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 11 7/8 x 7 1/2in. (30.2 x 19cm), Codices, This folio, copied by Sult...