Iranian Collection (page 11)

Seal with Hebrew Inscription, Iran, 10th-11th century. Creator: Unknown
Seal with Hebrew Inscription, Iran, 10th-11th century. May testify to the existence of a Jewish community in eleventh-century Nishapur, or could be a talisman

Inscribed Pen Box, Iran, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Inscribed Pen Box, Iran, 15th century. Inscriptions in thuluth and naskh scripts include poetic verses and good wishes to the owner

Chess Piece, Pawn, Iran, 9th-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Chess Piece, Pawn, Iran, 9th-12th century

Elephant-Shaped Kendi, Iran, second quarter 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Elephant-Shaped Kendi, Iran, second quarter 17th century. Safavid example made of stonepaste

Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A. H. 1301 / A. D. 1883-84. Creator: Unknown
Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A.H. 1301/A.D. 1883-84. Rhyming couplets by the renowned Persian mystical poet Hafiz

Ewer with Molded Inscriptions, Animals and Dancers, Iran, last quarter 11th or 12th century. Inscription mentions the name of the potter, Abu Ahmad Qassa i

Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, Iran, 11th century. Kufic inscription

Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body, Iran, second half 16th century. Safavid lamp stand with inscriptions in Persian nasta liq script

Seal, Iran, 5th-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Seal, Iran, 5th-12th century

Fragment of a Frieze, Iran, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Frieze, Iran, 11th century. The friezes inscription may have originally named Seljuq sultan Malik Shah (r. 1073-92)

Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel, Iran, 10th-11th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Carved and Painted Dado Panel, Iran, 10th-11th century. Qur anic verse (24:35) describing God as the Light of the Heavens and the Earth

Garrus-ware Bowl, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Garrus-ware Bowl, Iran, 12th-13th century

Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Iran, dated A. H. 755 / A. D. 1354-55. Creator: Unknown
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Iran, dated A.H. 755/ A.D. 1354-55. Mosaic tilework with Arabic Inscription in thuluth script from the Qur an 9:1-22

Inkwell with Floral and Animal Imagery, Iran, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Inkwell with Floral and Animal Imagery, Iran, 16th century

Mirror, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Mirror, Iran, 12th-13th century

Carved Stucco Panel from Between Two Arches, Iran, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Carved Stucco Panel from Between Two Arches, Iran, 10th century. Excavated from Vineyard Tepe

Kohl Flask, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Kohl Flask, Iran, 9th-10th century

Inkwell with Twelve Zodiac Medallions, Iran, late 12th-early 13th century. Virgo (al-sunbula, " ear of corn" ) is the only sign whose iconography is different from Western cycles

Spindle Whorl, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Spindle Whorl, Iran, 9th-10th century. Excavated at Nishapur, providing evidence the city possessed a thriving textile industry

Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience, Iran, late 12th-early 13th century

Dish with a Swimming Duck, Iran, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish with a Swimming Duck, Iran, 16th century

Ewer with Protruding Lip, Iran, 8th century. Creator: Unknown
Ewer with Protruding Lip, Iran, 8th century

Dice, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Dice, Iran, 9th-10th century

Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons, Iran, ca. 1640. Creator: Unknown
Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons, Iran, ca. 1640

Ring, Iran, 11th-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Ring, Iran, 11th-12th century. Turquoise was believed to dispel the effect of the evil eye

Hair Ornament, One of a Pair, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Hair Ornament, One of a Pair, Iran, 12th-13th century

Hollow Vessel in the Shape of a Woman Holding a Child, Iran, 12th-13th century

Ewer with Molded Inscriptions and Figures on Horseback, Iran, last quarter 11th-12th century

Female Fertility (?) Figure, Iran, 5000 B. C. - 9th century A. D Creator: Unknown
Female Fertility (?) Figure, Iran, 5000 B.C.- 9th century A.D.. Could be a residual piece from a previous periods; may have functioned as a toy

Dish, Iran, second half 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish, Iran, second half 15th century. With an inscription of wishes for good fortune

Molded Vessel in the Form of a Mother and Child, Iran, 12th-13th century

Dish, Iran, 11th-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish, Iran, 11th-12th century

Cross-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Cross-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th century. From the walls of an Ilkhanid building

Embossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Embossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century

Seated tambourine player, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated tambourine player, Iran, 12th century

Horse Figurine, Iran, 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Horse Figurine, Iran, 9th century. May have been a childs toy

Dish with Floral Designs on an Olive Background, Iran, 16th-17th century

Dish with Fox and Vegetation, Iran, 18th-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish with Fox and Vegetation, Iran, 18th-19th century

Figure of Harpy, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Figure of Harpy, Iran, 12th-early 13th century

Dado Panel, Iran, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Dado Panel, Iran, 10th century

Button or Bead, Iran, 8th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Button or Bead, Iran, 8th-10th century

Calligraphic Plaque, Iran, probably late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Calligraphic Plaque, Iran, probably late 17th century. The text is part of a versification of the names of the chahardah ma sum, or the fourteen infallible ones

Painted Dado Panels, Iran, 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Painted Dado Panels, Iran, 9th century. From the Tepe Madrasa

Copper Plate Printers at Work, Folio from the Davis Album, Iran, dated A. H. 1199 / A. D
Copper Plate Printers at Work, Folio from the Davis Album, Iran, dated A.H. 1199/A.D. 1784-85. Copy of a printed illustration in the book Novo teatro di machine e edificii by Vittorio Zonca

Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Iran, 7th century. Creator: Unknown
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Iran, 7th century

Dish depicting a Wedding Procession, Iran, first quarter 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish depicting a Wedding Procession, Iran, first quarter 13th century. Forty-four figures are clustered around the central veiled woman, probably a bride

Cup with Running Ibexes, Iran, second half 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Cup with Running Ibexes, Iran, second half 12th century

Candlestick inscribed with Wishes for Good Fortune, Peace and Happiness to its Owner, Iran, ca. 1500

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