Iran Collection (page 28)

Alexander the Great holding court in China, 4th century BC. Illustration after a Persian manuscript made in the Middle Ages or later

Alexander the Great talking to wise men and scholars, 4th century BC. Illustration after a Persian manuscript made in the Middle Ages or later

Battle between Alexander and the Persian king Darius III, 4th century BC
Battle between Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III, 4th century BC. Illustration after a Persian manuscript made in the Middle Ages or later

Stone relief from the doorway to the Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis, South Iran, c500 BC. Relief carving from the Palace of Darius I (548-486 BC), Achaemenid king of Persia

Stone relief showing subjects bringing tribute, South Iran, 6th-5th century BC
Stone relief showing subjects bringing tribute and gifts, Persepolis, South Iran, 6th-5th century BC. Relief sculpture on the stairway to the Audience Hall of Darius I (548-486 BC)

Lovers embracing in a garden. Detail from a Persian manuscript depicting a couple embracing in a garden, surrounded by flowering plants. Clouds float in the sky above them

Battle of Issus, 333 BC, (1st century AD). Alexander The Great (356-323BC), seen here at far left, defeating the forces of the Persian king Darius III at Issus in Cilicia, (now southern Anatolia)

Ahura Mazda, Persepolis, c500 BC
Ahura Mazda (c-500). Winged symbol of Ahura Mazda (Ormazd, Ormuzd, Ohrmazd), Lord of Wisdom, supreme god of the Zorastrian (Zarathustrian) religion of Persia

Griffin-lion relief in glazed brickwork, Achaemenid Period, Ancient Persia, 530-330 BC. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Susa, Persia, 4th century BC (1891). Reconstruction by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy of the palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Mithras, ancient Persian god of light and ruler of the Universe, slaying the bull, 100-150. Roman marble sculpture. From the Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna

Bodyguard of Persian Kings, 6th-5th century BC. Frieze from the audience hall of the citadel of Darius I (548-486 BC) at Susa, excavated by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy in 1885

Selim I, Emperor of Turkey from 1512. Selims (1465-1520) army attacking Persians under Ismail I (1487-1524), founder of the Safavid dynasty, at Khoi, Iran in 1514

Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, 1881. Chromolithograph after a frieze in the citadel at Susa

Golden Age of Earthly Paradise, 1567. Streams, bordered by flowers, run through a landscape where humans and animals live in harmony and enjoy the fruits of the earth

Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. She is denouncing Haman as the enemy who would have her and her people (the Jews) killed. From the Bible (Esther 1-10)

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), 1425
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Gold plaques from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Man wearing Median costume; he has an akinakes (short sword)

Sassanian dish showing a goddess seated on a lion
Sassanian silver dish showing a goddess, possibly Ishtar, seated on a lion. From the British Museums collection

Persian tiles with animals and lines from Persian poetry, 13th century
Persian tiles with hares and predators and lines from Persian poetry, 13th century

Persian tile with gazelles and an inscription from the Quran, 13th century
Persian tile with gazelles and an inscription from the Quran, Sum LXXXVII, decorated in lustre on an opaque white glaze, 13th century

Persian tile depicting a horseman, 19th century
Persian tile depicting a horseman, from the V&As collection, 19th century

Persian tile depcting Kushrau seeing Shirin bathing, 19th century
Persian tile depcting Kushrau seeing Shi in bathing, from the V&As collection, 19th century

Detail of a youth on a Persian velvet cloak, 17th century
Detail of a youth on a Persian velvet cloak, from the Royal Armourys collection in Stockholm, 17th century

17th century Iranian textile fragment, 17th century
Iranian textile fragment of silk with gold and silver thread, 17th century

Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, c2000-c1940 BC
Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, Dynasty of Simashki, c2000-c1940 BC. The pot is made of grey terracotta with red paint and white applique. It is now in The Louvre

Cup in the form of a mouflon, Susa, c2000-1940 BC
Cup in the form of a mouflon, Susa, Dynasty of Simshki, c2000-1940 BC. The cup is made from a bitumen compound. Now at The Louvre

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louve

Statuette of a woman, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in the Louvre

Terracotta head, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Calcite and bitumen hedgehog mounted on wheeled base, Susa, c12th century BC. This object was part of a hoard deposited near the Temple of Inshushinak (the patron god of Susa). It is now in The Louvre

Limestone and bitumen lion mounted on a wheeled base, Susa, c12th century BC. This object was part of a hoard deposited near the Temple of Inshushniak (the patron saint of Susa)

Terracotta figurine of a musician, Susa, Iran, c2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Zoroastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire, 19th century. Zoroastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian fire-worshippers who followed the system of belief founded by Zoroaster

The Family of Darius before Alexander, 333 BC, (c1745). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Family of Darius before Alexander, 333 BC, (c1745). After the Battle of Issus in 333 BC, the family of Darius III of Persia was at the mercy of Alexander the Great who treated them with

Persia Won!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Persia Won!, 1873. Britannia says farewell to the Shah of Persia (now Iran) after his successful visit to Britain. It was believed that whilst good relations were maintained with Persia

Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. The Russian Bear is shackled in the background as the Persian Pussycat cuddles up to the great British Lion

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