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46.27. Indian, Rajput period (A. D. 17th century), Rajasthani, probably Jaipur 

 school. Woman holding a vind and flower under a tree with a deer, 

 attracted by the music, in front of her ; drawing in black on yellowish 

 paper ; on reverse : small drawing of bust of a woman in black and gold ; 

 small stains, tears, and some flaking. 0.166 x 0.113. 

 46.28 Indian, Mughal period (A. D. ca. 1619), school of Jahanglr. Durbar scene 

 of Jahanglr ; colors and gold ; mounted on an album leaf ; two inscriptions 

 and identification notes ; slight flaking. 0.169 x 0.123. 

 47.5. Arabic (Mesopotamia), A. D. 1224. Baghdad school. lUusti-ation from 

 an Arabic manuscript of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides; the Greek 

 physician Erasistratos lying on a low bench with an assistant standing 

 in front of him; opaque colors and gold; text on both sides in naskht 

 script ; a few wormholes and tears. 0.322 x 0.248. 



PAINTING AND MANUSCBIPT 



46.15. Persian, A. D. 16th-17th century. Composite leaf consisting of a drawing of 

 Dancing Sufis by Ustad Muhammadi of Herat, a painting of A Cluster of 

 Primroses by Murad, a page of prose in nasta'Uq script, and a page of 

 poetry in nasta'liq by Shah Mahmud ; old album mounting with floral 

 decoration in gold. 0.450 x 0.303. 



POTTEBT 



46.24. Chinese, Ch'ing dynasty, Yung-cheng period (A. D. 1723-1736). Small 



bottle-shaped vase with tall neck and flaring lip ; white porcelain covered 

 with pale opaque blue-gray glaze called "claire de lune" ; brown dressing 

 on raw footrim; four-character mark in underglaze blue on base. 

 0.101 X 0.070. 



46.25. Chinese, Yiian dynasty (A. D. 127&-1368), Lung-ch'iian. Vase with oc- 



tagonal body, spreading foot, swelling body, and short tapering neck; 

 grayish-white porcelain covered with thick opaque gray-green crackled 

 glaze inset with 24 panels of reddish-brown biscuit showing human figures 

 and floral patterns molded in relief. 0.275 x 0.175. 

 46.30. Egyptian, Fa timid period (A. D. llth-12th century) . Bowl on low foot rim ; 

 soft, flne-grained reddish clay covered with white tin glaze ; decorated, 

 inside : a dancing girl in yellow gold luster ; outside : irregular circles and 

 markings in reddish luster now partly rubbed off; repairs, five missing 

 sherds replaced by painted plaster. (Illustrated.) 0.067x0.261. 



47.8. Mesopotamian, A. D. 12th century, Rakka. Bowl with wide everted rim 



and low foot ; coarse whitish clay covered with transparent green glaze ; 

 decorations under glaze painted in black on white slip showing a heron; 

 repairs, two pieces of rim missing. 0.076 x 0.266. 



47.9. Persian, Mongol period (about A. D. 1300), Sultanabad. Deep bowl with 



wide horizontal rim flange and foot rim ; grayish medium-grained clay 

 covered with clear transparent glaze over decoration in black outline and 

 brown slip showing a running gazelle; lower body and foot unglazed; 

 two small repairs on rim flange. 0.148 x 0.270. 



46.19. Chinese, Han dynasty (207 B. C.-A. D. 220). Plaque of solid, low-grade 

 silver; rough and tarnished; obverse shows a leaping wolflike dog cast 

 in relief; reverse is rough and pitted with bits of earth and malachite in 

 some cavities. 0.099 x 0.157 x 0.013. 



