Uzbekistan Collection (page 2)

Kush-Beggi (Minister of the Interior), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Kush-Beggi (Minister of the Interior), Bukhara (in Uzbekistan), between 1905 and 1915. Man seated, posed, holding sword across his lap

Nomadic Kirghiz, Golodnaia Steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Nomadic Kirghiz, Golodnaia (or Golodnaya) Steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Family of three, kneeling in a field. Many Central Asiatic peoples, for example the Kirghiz, Kazakhs, and Uzbeks

Elder, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Elder, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man seated on chair, on carpet, outside. In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 133

Elder, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Elder, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man seated in chair, on a carpet, in front of a house(?). In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 132

Monks (Duvans) in Kalandar-Khane, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Monks (Duvans) in Kalandar-Khane, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Eight monks standing, posed, in a courtyard. In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 156

Nazar Magomet, Golodnaia Steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Nazar Magomet, Golodnaia (or Golodnaya) Steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Man on horseback, posed, next to adobe structure with a dog and another horse nearby

Melon vendor, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Melon vendor, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Dressed in traditional Central Asian attire, a vendor of locally grown melons poses at his stand in the marketplace of Samarkand in present-day

Sha-i-Zindeh Mausoleum, 14th century

Caravanserai by Gur-e Amir in Samarkand. Artist: Roubaud, Franz (1856-1928)
Caravanserai by Gur-e Amir in Samarkand. From a private collection

Tomb of Timur (Tamburlaine), Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Tomb of Timur (Tamburlaine), Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Timur (1336-1405), historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane was a Turco-Mongol conqueror

Travelling across the Desert of Khiva; Superstitions in Central Asia, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery
Travelling across the Desert of Khiva; Superstitions in Central Asia, 1875. [The town of Khiva, in what is now Uzbekistan, is bounded by the Karakum and Kyzylkum deserts]

Old Man Attended by Visitors, 16th Century. Creator: Unknown
Old Man Attended by Visitors, 16th Century

Judge (Qazi) of Hamadan in a Drunken State, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa di, about 1550

Large shallow dish, 18th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Large shallow dish, 18th/19th century

Chained Prisoners are Brought Before a King, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa di, c. 1550

Bowl with calligraphic decoration, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with calligraphic decoration, 10th century

Architectural fragment, Timurid period, ca. 1375-1400. Creator: Unknown
Architectural fragment, Timurid period, ca. 1375-1400

Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma il in a Battle against the Uzbeks, Iran, early 19th century. Possibly made by master court painter Mirza Baba (active 1780s-1810)

Bowl with Inscription, Iran or present-day Uzbekistan, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with Inscription, Iran or present-day Uzbekistan, 10th century

Ewer with Arabic proverb, "Devotion fortifies action"
Ewer with Arabic proverb, " Devotion fortifies action", Iran or present-day Uzbekistan, 10th century. inscription in Kufic script " devotion fortifies action"

Bokhara chief giving audience, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Bokhara chief giving audience, 1844. A ruler holding a pipe recieves visitors in Bukhara, (in modern day Uzbekistan). From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava i, early 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava i, early 16th century

Portrait of a Dervish, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Dervish, 16th century

Tomb of the Khan of Khiva at Teheran, 1859. Creator: Luigi Pesce
Tomb of the Khan of Khiva at Teheran, 1859

[Tomb of Khan of Khiva, Uzbekistan], 1840s-60s

Interior Reception, Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa di, ca. 1525-35. Creator: Shaikh Zada
Interior Reception, Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa di, ca. 1525-35

Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama... A.H. 839 / A.D. 1436
Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din Ali Yazdi, A.H. 839/A.D. 1436

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa di, dated A. H. 920 / A. D. 1514
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa di, dated A.H. 920/ A.D. 1514

Conquest of Baghdad by Timur, Folio from a Zafarnama... Dhu l Hijja 839 A.H. / A.D
Conquest of Baghdad by Timur, Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victory), Dhu l Hijja 839 A.H./A.D. June-July 1436

Sultan Bayazid before Timur, Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar), ca. 1600

Battle Scene, Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, 1485-86

Suzani: divan cover, 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Suzani:divan cover, 1700s

Suzani: curtain or bed cover, about 1800. Creator: Unknown
Suzani: curtain or bed cover, about 1800

Wall Hanging, 1850-1899. Creator: Unknown
Wall Hanging, 1850-1899. Embroideries known as suzani, after the Persian and Tajik word for needle (suzan), feature bold floral and foliate motifs enriched with several shades of red

Wall hanging, 1800 - 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wall hanging, 1800 - 1850

Calligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325-1389), 1575-76. Creator
Calligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325-1389), 1575-76. This fine calligraphic work is signed and dated by a calligrapher who was highly regarded in both Safavid Iran

Panel, Probably from a Curtain, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Panel, Probably from a Curtain, 19th century

Interior view of the Gur-e Amir in Samarkand. From Les mosquees de Samarcande, 1905. Private Collection

The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. The Battle of Jaxarte, 329 BC Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army cross the River Jaxartes, or Syr Darya River to meet the Scythians

Worker of the Orient, join the ranks of builders of socialism, 1930. Creator: Voron
Worker of the Orient, join the ranks of builders of socialism, 1930. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Decapitated heads of Russians are displayed on poles in front of the Sher-dor Madrasah in Registan, Samarkand

The Door to the Timur Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1873, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
The Door to the Timur Gur-Emir Mausoleum, 1873, (1965). The Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, tomb of Timur (1336-1405)

Decorative details of the Cupola, from ground level up, pub. 1905. Creator: Russian School
Decorative details of the Cupola, from ground level up, Pl. 17. from Les Mosques de Samarkand. Vol I: Mosque of Gour-Emir, pub. 1905 (print). From: Les Mosques de Samarkand

Decorative tilework in blue, green and cream with gold outlines, pub. 1905. Creator
Decorative tilework in blue, green and cream with gold outlines, from the main access gateway of the mosque, from Les Mosques de Samarkand. Vol I: Mosque of Gour-Emir, pub. 1905 (folio)

Gur-e Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Gur-e Amir means " Tomb of the King". It was built in 1404 by order of Timur (Tamerlane) as the mausoleum of his grandson, Muhammad Sultan

Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva, Uzbekistan. Also known as the Mausoleum of the Khans, the tomb of Pahlavan Mahmud, patron saint of the city, has become a place of pilgrimage

Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan. Minaret decorated with glazed tiles

The Battle at Makhram on August 22, 1875. Private Collection

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