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Persia Collection (page 12)

Background imagePersia Collection: Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, Iran, 11th century

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body, Iran, second half 16th century

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Fragment of a Frieze, Iran, 11th century. Creator: Unknown

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)

Background imagePersia Collection: 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. 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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: 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. 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

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

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Carved Stucco Panel from Between Two Arches, Iran, 10th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Inkwell with Twelve Zodiac Medallions, Iran, late 12th-early 13th 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

Background imagePersia Collection: Spindle Whorl, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Ring, Iran, 11th-12th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Ewer with Molded Inscriptions and Figures on Horseback, Iran

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Female Fertility (?) Figure, Iran, 5000 B. C. - 9th century A. D Creator: Unknown

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Dish, Iran, second half 15th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Cross-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th century. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Embossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Horse Figurine, Iran, 9th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Dado Panel, Iran, 10th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Calligraphic Plaque, Iran, probably late 17th century. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Painted Dado Panels, Iran, 9th century. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imagePersia Collection: 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
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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Dish depicting a Wedding Procession, Iran, first quarter 13th century. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Candlestick inscribed with Wishes for Good Fortune, Peace and Happiness to its Owner

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

Background imagePersia Collection: Ring, Iran, 9th-11th century. Creator: Unknown

Ring, Iran, 9th-11th century. Creator: Unknown
Ring, Iran, 9th-11th century

Background imagePersia Collection: Model of a House with Festive Scene, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Unknown

Model of a House with Festive Scene, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Model of a House with Festive Scene, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Ceramic house models may have been wedding gifts

Background imagePersia Collection: Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A. H. 612 / A. D. 1215-16

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A. H. 612 / A. D. 1215-16
Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A.H. 612/ A.D. 1215-16. Verses around the rim were written by the poet Rukn al-Din Qummi

Background imagePersia Collection: Footed Cup, Iran, second half 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Footed Cup, Iran, second half 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Footed Cup, Iran, second half 14th century. Ghulladan money vessel for pious purposes in Islamic Ilkhanid Iran

Background imagePersia Collection: Ring, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown

Ring, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Ring, Iran, 12th-13th century. Harpies may have held astrological significance, as symbolic depiction of the sign Gemini

Background imagePersia Collection: Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, Iran

Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, Iran, 10th-11th century



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