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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: UnknownSeal, Iran, 5th-12th century
Fragment of a Frieze, Iran, 11th century. Creator: UnknownFragment 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: UnknownFragment 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: UnknownGarrus-ware Bowl, Iran, 12th-13th century
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Iran, dated A. H. 755 / A. D. 1354-55. Creator: UnknownMihrab (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: UnknownInkwell with Floral and Animal Imagery, Iran, 16th century
Mirror, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: UnknownMirror, Iran, 12th-13th century
Carved Stucco Panel from Between Two Arches, Iran, 10th century. Creator: UnknownCarved Stucco Panel from Between Two Arches, Iran, 10th century. Excavated from Vineyard Tepe
Kohl Flask, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: UnknownKohl 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: UnknownSpindle 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: UnknownDish with a Swimming Duck, Iran, 16th century
Ewer with Protruding Lip, Iran, 8th century. Creator: UnknownEwer with Protruding Lip, Iran, 8th century
Dice, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: UnknownDice, Iran, 9th-10th century
Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons, Iran, ca. 1640. Creator: UnknownDish with Two Intertwined Dragons, Iran, ca. 1640
Ring, Iran, 11th-12th century. Creator: UnknownRing, 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: UnknownHair 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: UnknownFemale 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: UnknownDish, 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: UnknownDish, Iran, 11th-12th century
Cross-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th century. Creator: UnknownCross-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th century. From the walls of an Ilkhanid building
Embossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century. Creator: UnknownEmbossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century
Seated tambourine player, Iran, 12th century. Creator: UnknownSeated tambourine player, Iran, 12th century
Horse Figurine, Iran, 9th century. Creator: UnknownHorse 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: UnknownDish with Fox and Vegetation, Iran, 18th-19th century
Figure of Harpy, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Creator: UnknownFigure of Harpy, Iran, 12th-early 13th century
Dado Panel, Iran, 10th century. Creator: UnknownDado Panel, Iran, 10th century
Button or Bead, Iran, 8th-10th century. Creator: UnknownButton or Bead, Iran, 8th-10th century
Calligraphic Plaque, Iran, probably late 17th century. Creator: UnknownCalligraphic 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: UnknownPainted 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. DCopper 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: UnknownEwer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Iran, 7th century
Dish depicting a Wedding Procession, Iran, first quarter 13th century. Creator: UnknownDish 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: UnknownCup with Running Ibexes, Iran, second half 12th century
Candlestick inscribed with Wishes for Good Fortune, Peace and Happiness to its Owner, Iran, ca. 1500
Ring, Iran, 9th-11th century. Creator: UnknownRing, Iran, 9th-11th century
Model of a House with Festive Scene, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Creator: UnknownModel of a House with Festive Scene, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. Ceramic house models may have been wedding gifts
Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A. H. 612 / A. D. 1215-16Pierced 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
Footed Cup, Iran, second half 14th century. Creator: UnknownFooted Cup, Iran, second half 14th century. Ghulladan money vessel for pious purposes in Islamic Ilkhanid Iran
Ring, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: UnknownRing, Iran, 12th-13th century. Harpies may have held astrological significance, as symbolic depiction of the sign Gemini
Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, Iran, 10th-11th century