Public-domain art from Afghanistan
56 public-domain plates · 1st century BCE to 20th century · 11 attributed
56 public-domain works from Afghanistan spanning the 1st century BCE to 20th century, drawn from museum open-access programmes and released under CC0 or an equivalent public-domain flag. Free to download and reuse. Of these, 11 carry a named artist or maker.
Artists & makers in this set
Museum sources
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Solanum dulcamara L.
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Solanum dulcamara L.
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Elbaite
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Lazurite
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Corundum
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Microcoleus lyngbyaceus Kütz. ex Forti
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Architectural Relief Panel with Foliage Design
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Four-Armed Seated God Ganesha
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Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso)
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Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto)
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Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
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Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)
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Woman's robe (munisak)
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Knife
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Male Bust
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Indo-Greek Coin
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Indo-Greek Coin
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Coin of Eukratides I
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Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I
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Coin of Demetrios, I (obverse)
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Indo-Greek Coin
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Coin of Demetrios, I (reverse)
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Coin of Eukratides I
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Coin of Eukratides I
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Coin of Eukratides I
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Coin of Eukratides I
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Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso)
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Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso); Text Page
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Coin of Eukratides I
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Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
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Miniature Reliquary
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Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto)
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Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)
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Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) by Hafiz-i Abru:
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The Story of Adam, peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny, from a Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-din (verso)
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Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece
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Qur'an Manuscript Folio
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Standing Woman
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Ladies at Toilette
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Ewer with Spout in the Form of an Elephant with a Mahut
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Chair Leg
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Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)
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Young Woman with a Spear
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Ladies Entertained by Dancers
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The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto)
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Chair Leg
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Chair Legs and Panel
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Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece
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Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page
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The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose) from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru; Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
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Salver
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Male Atlantean figure
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Adoring Attendant from a Buddhist Shrine
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Monk bearing offerings
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Layman bearing offerings
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Seated Buddha
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