Persian Collection (#22)

The four great alchemists, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan
The four great alchemists, 1652. From left to right: Al-Jabir (Geber, 14th century Spanish); Arnald or Arnold of Villanova (Spanish, c1240-c1310); Rhazes (Abu Bakr Abu Bakr al-Razi)

Sarmatian Gold Plaque, from Siberia, Scythian tree of life, and resurrected warrior, 5th century BC. Representing the resurrection of a dead hero (Saka - Scythian culture. In Hermitage Museum

Ulug-Beg Madrasa built 1417-20, Samarkand Registan, c20th century Artist: CM Dixon
Ulug-Beg Madrasa built 1417-20, Samarkand Registan, c20th century. Built by Ulugh Beg during the Timurid dynasty at the Registan in the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand

Silver Bowl from a Sarmatian Tomb, 4th-5th century. The Sarmatians were a large confederation of Iranian people during classical antiquity, flourishing from about 5th century BC to 4th century

Tomb of Ulug-Beg in Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Ulugh Beg (1394-1449), was notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics

Part of a chariot model, Oxus Treasure, c5th century BC. The Oxus treasure is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, plus about 200 coins

Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. Artist: Abd al- A imma
Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. Inscribed with the name of the artesan, Abd al- A imma, 1215 by Islamic calendar. Astrolabe from Iran, c1800

Persian Brass Celestial Globe Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver, 1430-1431. Artist: Muhammad ibn Jafar ibn Umar
Persian Brass Celestial Globe Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver, 1430-1431. Made by Muhammed Ibn Ja far Ibn umar, the astrolabist, known as al-Jalal

Six Kashian Persian Tiles with Inscription from Shahnameh, 13th century. Inscriptions from Persian poetry including the Shahnameh

Persian Manuscript Illustration c16th-17th century. Victoria and Albert Museum

Persian Miniature Manuscript Illustration of Polo, 16th century

Sassanian Silver-Gilt Dish of King Peroz I, (459-484) Hunting Mouflon, c5th century. The Sasanian Empire known to its inhabitants as Eranshahr

Sassanian Silver-Gilt Dish, King Hunts Boar, c 3rd-7th century. The Sasanian Empire known to its inhabitants as Eranshahr, was the last period of the Persian Empire (Iran) before the rise of Islam

Sassanian Silver-Gilt Dish of Goddess and Bird, 6th-7th century. The Sasanian Empire known to its inhabitants as Eranshahr, was the last period of the Persian Empire (Iran) before the rise of Islam

Detail feline on Persian Carpet, 16th century

Detail of Persian Emperor Carpet, 16th century. Feline (cheetah or leopard) attacks a gazelle. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Detail of Persian Arabesque Emperor Carpet with Birds, 16th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Aquamanile, cast bronze Persian (Khurusan) animal statue, 1206. A Zebu-Cow suckles her calf as a lion attacks her back. Lost wax process, incised and inlaid with silver. Hermitage Museum, Leningrad

Alexander the Great of Macedon (Iskandar) is brought by a priestess to spare an idol from destructio
Alexander the Great of Macedon (Iskandar), Mughal School, 1595-1596. Iskander is brought by a priestess to spare an idol from destruction. Illustration from a Persian manuscript

Zoroaster, from Maharashtra, India, c19th century. Indian-Zoroastrian perception of Zoroaster derived from a figure that appears in a 4th century sculpture at Taq-e Bostan in south-western Iran

Sassanian Silver Dish (detail), people with weapons, circa late 4th century. The Sasanian Empire known to its inhabitants as Eranshahr

Persian (Kashan) Ewer with cockerels head and tail handle, early 13th century. Painted in black under a turquoise glaze. Kashan is a city of Isfahan, Iran

Greeks fight Persians, the Alexander Sarcophagus, Sidon, 4th century BC, (20th century). The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief

Alexander the Great fights the Persians, 4th century BC. (20th century)
Alexander the Great fights Persians, 4th century BC, 20th century. Late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great

Drachma of King Mithridates II of Parthia, c1st century BC
Drachma of King Mithridates II of Parthia (123-88 BC). He was the first Parthian king to enter into negotiations with Rome

Sassanid plaque showing a monster
A Sassanid plaque showing the foreparts of a winged monster in high relief from Persia. From the British Museums collection

Sisygambis... Mistakes Hephistion (Hephaestion) for Alexander the Great, 18th century. Artist: Mura, Francesco de
Sisygambis, Mother of Darius III, Mistakes Hephistion (Hephaestion) for Alexander the Great, 18th century. After Alexanders (356-323 BC) defeat of the Persian King Darius III (died 331 BC)

Illustration of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere, 16th century
Illustration of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere, from the Iranian Book of Fixed Stars, 16th century

Head of a bronze sceptre from Luristan (Persia), from the British Museums collection

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

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