Persia Collection (page 24)

A Bejeweled Lady. Artist: Anonymous
A Bejeweled Lady. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Alexander the Great being beseeched to save an idol from destruction, 16th century
Alexander the Great being beseeched to save an idol from destruction, from the Persian Mughal school. From the British Museums collection, 16th century

Persian manuscript with an illustration of Polo, 16th century
Persian manuscript with an illustration of Polo from the V&As collection, 16th century

Saadi in a Rose Garden, 1645. Artist: Govardhan
Saadi in a Rose Garden, 1645. From a manuscript of the Gulistan (Rose Garden), by Saadi. Saadi (c1184-c1292) was a Persian poet of the 13th century

Iranian plate showing a horseman with a falcon, 13th century

South Persian prayer rug, 18th century
South Persian prayer rug, which is very fine work of c. 700 knots per square inch. From the Metropolitan Museum of Arts collection in New York in New York, 18th century

Detail of an Iranian cloth shabrack, found in a Scythian tomb, 5th century BC
Detail of an Iranian cloth shabrack, showing women at an altar, found in the burial-mound of a Scythian chief at Pazyryk, Russia, 5th century BC

Detail of base of Sarmatian gold scent bottle with an eagle
Detail of base of Sarmatian gold scent bottle found at Novocherkassk. It depicts an eagle grasping a stag and biting it on the foreleg

Sarmatian gold open-work plaque showing a tiger and fantastic beast in combat, from Siberia

Sarmatian gold eagle holding an ibex
Sarmatian gold eagle holding an Ibex, from Siberia

Detail of gold Sarmatian diadem
Detail of gold Sarmatian animal-style diadem from the Khoklach Barrow at Novocherkassk, in south Russia. This is a burial of a woman, probably a Queen of the Aorsi

Persian enamelled brick archer, 6th century BC
Persian enamelled brick archer from the Royal Guard. Originally from the Palace of Darius at Susa, from the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Persian enamelled brick Griffon, 6th century BC
Persian enamelled brick Griffon, from the palace of Dairus at Susa, from the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Gold embossed costume-fitting, from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5thC BC-4thC BC. Showing the head of the Egyptian dwarf-god Bes. From the British Museums collection

Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin, from the Oxus treasure, 5th-4th century BC
Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin, from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. The Oxus treasure is the most important collection of silver

Silver tetradrachm of Mithradates I, Parthian, from Iran, 171-138 BC. The Parthians were an Iranian nomadic tribe who lived south-east of the Caspian Sea in the third century BC

Persian lion mounted on a wheeled carriage
Lion mounted on a wheeled carriage made of calcite and bitumen, from Susa

Persian cup in the form of a Mouflon
A Persian cup in the form of a Mouflon, made of Bitumen, from the Louvres collection

Achaemenid cylinder-seal impression referring to the Greek wars, showing a Persian soldier smiting a Greek

Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC
Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from the region of Takht-i Kuwad, Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC

Bronze standard finial with two felines, Luristan Culture, from western Iran, c10th-7th century BC. From the British Museums collection

Detail of an Achaemenid gold and lapis lazuli staff
Lapis lazuli and gold staff handle, made in Iran. Modern fake in Achaemenid style. From the British Museums collection

Silver tetradrachm of King Gotarzes II of Parthia (ruled 41 to 51), 1st century
Silver tetradrachm of King Gotarzes II of Parthia, known especially for his cruelty, 1sy century

Terracotta goddess, Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1500 - 1100 BC
Terracotta goddess, Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1500-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta pottery fragment of a human figure between two horses, Tepe Sialk, Iran, 4th mil. BC
Terracotta pottery fragment of a human figure between two horses, Tepe Sialk, Iran, beginning of the 4th millenium BC. Now at the Louvre

Detail of a relief showing an archer of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The British Museum

Relief showing archers of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The Louvre

Vase with geometric decoration, Susa, Iran. From the collection at The Louvre

Glazed brick relief of archers from the Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian, 522-486 BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Persian spearman, 5th century BC. Bas-relief from the palace of Darius I, King of Persia, at Persepolis

Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Esther (Haddash or Hadassah) coming into the presence of King Ahasuerus fainting in fear as she expects to die if it is discovered that she is a Jew

Troop of horsemen at a religious ceremony, c1240
Troop of horsemen with banners and trumpets and a drummer mounted on a donkey, at a religious ceremony, c1240. From The Maqamat (The Meetings)

Mithras, ancient Persian god of light. Statue of Mithras, who was adopted into the Roman pantheon in the 1st century BC, shown wearing the Phrygian cap

Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Leonidas (died c480 BC) was king of Sparta from 491 BC. He held the pass at Thermopylae for 3 days with 300 Spartans

Carving of a bull and lion, Persian, 5th century BC. Detail of a carving on the north wing of the east stairway at the palace of the Persian king Xerxes I (ruled 486-465 BC) at Persepolis

Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Artist: Bihzad
Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Timur Lenk (1336-1404), or Tamerlane, meaning Timur the Lame

A Paradise Garden, Persian miniature, c1300. A garden with a refreshing stream meandering through groves of cypress and flowering trees with branches filled with birds towards a pool with waterfowl

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

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