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The Met Collection (page 100)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageThe Met 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 imageThe Met 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 imageThe Met 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 imageThe Met 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 imageThe Met 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

Background imageThe Met Collection: Coin, Iran, dated A. H. 333 / A. D. 945. Creator: Unknown

Coin, Iran, dated A. H. 333 / A. D. 945. Creator: Unknown
Coin, Iran, dated A.H. 333/ A.D. 945. Minted in the year A.H. 333 at al-Muhammadiya, incription names the prophet Muhammad and reigning Samanid ruler, Nuh bin Nasr with sura 112 of the Qur an

Background imageThe Met Collection: AppliquePlaque with a Standing Eagle, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown

AppliquePlaque with a Standing Eagle, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Applique Plaque with a Standing Eagle, Iran, 12th century. Perhaps ornamenting leather horse trappings or a belt

Background imageThe Met Collection: Pendant with Lion and Scorpion, Iran, 10th century. Creator: Unknown

Pendant with Lion and Scorpion, Iran, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Pendant with Lion and Scorpion, Iran, 10th century. Believed to be a talisman

Background imageThe Met Collection: Vase with Animals in a Landscape, Iran, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Vase with Animals in a Landscape, Iran, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Vase with Animals in a Landscape, Iran, 17th century. Safavid period

Background imageThe Met Collection: Whistle, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageThe Met Collection: Spheroconical Vessel, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown

Spheroconical Vessel, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Spheroconical Vessel, Iran, 9th-10th century

Background imageThe Met Collection: Pear-Shaped Vase, Iran, 8th century. Creator: Unknown

Pear-Shaped Vase, Iran, 8th century. Creator: Unknown
Pear-Shaped Vase, Iran, 8th century. Sasanian repoussee

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tulip Vase, Iran, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Tulip Vase, Iran, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Tulip Vase, Iran, 17th century

Background imageThe Met Collection: Vase, Iran, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Vase, Iran, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Vase, Iran, 17th century

Background imageThe Met Collection: Large Turquoise Jar, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown

Large Turquoise Jar, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Large Turquoise Jar, Iran, 12th-13th century. Motifs typical of the Seljuq period including winged griffins and arabesque design. with inscriptions of good wishes in small kufic script

Background imageThe Met Collection: Pierced Blue Pot with Animals and Vegetal Scroll, Iran, last quarter 11th or 12th century

Pierced Blue Pot with Animals and Vegetal Scroll, Iran, last quarter 11th or 12th century

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tweezers, Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile with Niche Design, Iran, dated A. H. 712/ A. D. 1312-13. Creator: Unknown

Tile with Niche Design, Iran, dated A. H. 712/ A. D. 1312-13. Creator: Unknown
Tile with Niche Design, Iran, dated A.H. 712/ A.D. 1312-13. Evocation to the Chahar-dah Ma'sum (Fourteen Infallibles) ithin the reign of the Ilkhanid ruler Sultan Uljaitu

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile with Niche Design, Iran, dated A. H. 860 / A. D. 1455-56

Tile with Niche Design, Iran, dated A. H. 860 / A. D. 1455-56
Tile with Niche Design, Iran, dated A.H. 860/A.D. 1455-56. Arabic Inscription: " In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. commissioned by Abu Sa id (1424-69)

Background imageThe Met Collection: Garden Gathering, Iran, 1640-50. Creator: Unknown

Garden Gathering, Iran, 1640-50. Creator: Unknown
Garden Gathering, Iran, 1640-50. A woman displays burn marks, associated with mystics and lovers, on her lower arms to a merchant in European dress

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile with Niche Design, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Tile with Niche Design, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile with Niche Design, Iran, early 14th century

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile with an Image of a Prince on Horseback, Iran, second half 19th century

Tile with an Image of a Prince on Horseback, Iran, second half 19th century. Man on horseback with his hand extended toward Huma, the fabulous bird, embodiment of health and strength

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile with Image of Phoenix, Iran, late 13th century. Creator: Unknown

Tile with Image of Phoenix, Iran, late 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile with Image of Phoenix, Iran, late 13th century

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile from a Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Tile from a Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile from a Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Thuluth script of Qur anic verse Sura 2 (The Cow) also including the word " the Messenger"

Background imageThe Met Collection: Five Tiles from an Inscriptional Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Five Tiles from an Inscriptional Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Five Tiles from an Inscriptional Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Thuluth script of Qur anic verse Sura 2 (The Cow)

Background imageThe Met Collection: Tile from an Inscriptional Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Tile from an Inscriptional Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile from an Inscriptional Frieze, Iran, early 14th century. Possibly from Qur an 33:56, lajvardina floral and geometric patterns



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