Iranian Collection (#8)

The four great alchemists. 1652 (engraving From Elias Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum London)
541724 The four great alchemists. 1652 (engraving From Elias Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum London); (add.info.: From left to right)

The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations (engraving)
8644835 The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations)

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635152 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great)

Entrance of the Persian royal palace (engraving)
8635121 Entrance of the Persian royal palace (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance of the Persian royal palace. Illustration from Hellas)

Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving)
8635119 Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The family of Darius III of Persia before Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635118 The family of Darius III of Persia before Alexander the Great (engraving) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Megistias predicting the death of the company of Leonidas at Thermopylae (engraving)
8635033 Megistias predicting the death of the company of Leonidas at Thermopylae (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Daisy, Persian, bridge, and pike (chromolitho)
8677370 Daisy, Persian, bridge, and pike (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P for paquerette (daisy), Persian, pont (bridge), and pique (pike)

Gondophares receives a Letter from St Thomas (litho)
8661015 Gondophares receives a Letter from St Thomas (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gondophares receives a Letter from St Thomas)

Map of Persia, Ancient and Modern (litho)
8661200 Map of Persia, Ancient and Modern (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Persia, Ancient and Modern)

Furs (colour litho)
8663900 Furs (colour litho) by Weczerzick, Alfred (1864-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The most important pelts of the fur trade)

The book of Kalila wa Dimna, miniature, 14th century
AIS5389814 The book of Kalila wa Dimna, miniature, 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info)

Battle between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and Sultan of Khwarezm, 14th century (manuscript)
BEN5464427 Battle between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and Sultan of Khwarezm, 14th century (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Canon Medicinae (Canon of Medicine): Kitab Al Qanun fi Al-Tibb, more simply known in the West as Qanun or Canon
VEN5028197 Canon Medicinae (Canon of Medicine): Kitab Al Qanun fi Al-Tibb, more simply known in the West as Qanun or Canon, book of the medical laws of the philosopher

Archeologists Marcel (1844-1920) and Jane (1851-1916) Dieulafoy during the excavations of the city of Susa in Persia
ELD4850937 Archeologists Marcel (1844-1920) and Jane (1851-1916) Dieulafoy during the excavations of the city of Susa in Persia, discovered the lion frieze of the palace of Artaxerxes (ca 4-358 BC)

Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia, returns the sacred objects of the Hebrews
NWI4912776 Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia, returns the sacred objects of the Hebrews. Colour engraving after an illustration by Gustave Dore.; (add.info)

Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece by Isfahan, late 19th century
PCT4296239 Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece by Isfahan, late 19th century; (add.info.: Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece by Isfahan)

Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037), detail from a page in "Canon of Medicine" (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5363869 Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037), detail from a page in "Canon of Medicine" (illuminated manuscript); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Representation of the Battle of Salamine in 480 BC between an Alliance of Greek city-states
ELD4917943 Representation of the Battle of Salamine in 480 BC between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in 480 BC, in the straits between the mainland and Salamis

A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness, 1909 (w/c, pen & black ink)
CH378622 A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness, 1909 (w/c, pen & black ink) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

First Medic War: Athenians repel the Persian invaders at the Battle of Marathon
ELD4932689 First Medic War: Athenians repel the Persian invaders at the Battle of Marathon, 490 BC (Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC)

The opening of an Arabic treatise on colic wirtten by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript)
2625118 The opening of an Arabic treatise on colic wirtten by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The opening a treatise on the treatment of colic written by Ibn S?n)

Ms B-132 fol.1a Circular medallion on the frontispiece of Khosro and Shirin, by Elias Nezami (1140-1209)
XIR352388 Ms B-132 fol.1a Circular medallion on the frontispiece of Khosro and Shirin, by Elias Nezami (1140-1209), 1421 (gold leaf and pigment on paper) by Persian School

Mikayel Abkar, 1876, Abkar Abkarian (oil on canvas)
7062397 Mikayel Abkar, 1876, Abkar Abkarian (oil on canvas); Armenian Museum, Isfahan, Iran; (add.info.: Mikayel Abkar, 1876, Abkar Abkarian, oil on canvas, Khachatour Kesaratsi armenian museum)

Country flags in 1880: Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain
NWI4846627 Country flags in 1880: Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Vatican, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Persia

Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, image after frieze in the citadel at Susa
532787 Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, image after frieze in the citadel at Susa, 1881 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

King Schariar (Shahryar or Schahriar) listens to one of the tales of 1001 nights (one thousand and one nights)
PCT4715945 King Schariar (Shahryar or Schahriar) listens to one of the tales of 1001 nights (one thousand and one nights) told by his wife Sheherazade (Scheherazade)

Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis
3329567 Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis; (add.info.: Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC)

Mardiros Khan Davidkhanian, 1900 (painting)
7062393 Mardiros Khan Davidkhanian, 1900 (painting); Armenian Museum, Isfahan, Iran; (add.info.: Mardiros Khan Davidkhanian, 1900, Khachatour Kesaratsi armenian museum, Esfahan)

Investiture of Ardashir I, relief on stone, 3rd century
AIS5388721 Investiture of Ardashir I, relief on stone, 3rd century; (add.info.: Investiture of Ardashir I (or Ardechir, Ardacher, Ardaches, Artahshatr)

Representation of the Battle of Salamine in 480 BC between an Alliance of Greek city-states
ELD4932653 Representation of the Battle of Salamine in 480 BC between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in 480 BC, in the straits between the mainland and Salamis

Coat, from Iran, Safavid, c.1600 (velvet brocade & gold thread)
BAL116090 Coat, from Iran, Safavid, c.1600 (velvet brocade & gold thread); height: 123 cm; Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm

In 479 BC, the Greeks led by the Lacedemonian Pausanias and the Athenian Aristide completely defeated the Persian
NWI4858936 In 479 BC, the Greeks led by the Lacedemonian Pausanias and the Athenian Aristide completely defeated the Persian General Mardonios in the last great land battle of the Medic Wars

Representation of the doctor, Persian philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037)
ELD4859390 Representation of the doctor, Persian philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037) at the court of the Kakouyid emir Ala ad-Dawla Muhammed in Isfahan (Isfahan) after his escape from prison

In the palace of Harun Al-rashid, illustration for The Arabian Nights, 1895 (engraving)
PER224701 In the palace of Harun Al-rashid, illustration for The Arabian Nights, 1895 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Thousand and One Nights)

Man in a turban, c.1675-c.1725. Creator: Anon
Man in a turban, c.1675-c.1725. Man wearing a purple-white striped kaftan, with a sash around his waist

Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This manuscript leaf, made in Iran

Costumes de Différents Pays, Persanne, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Persanne, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Persan, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Persan, c1797

Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. The right side of a double-page composition, which most likely served as a frontispiece to a manuscript

Mounted warriors, leaf from a Shahnama, 741 AH/AD 1341. Creator: Unknown
Mounted warriors, leaf from a Shahnama, 741 AH/AD 1341. Page from a dispersed illustrated and illuminated manuscript of Firdawsi's Shahnamah (Book of kings)

Young Man with a Flower, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Young Man with a Flower, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Images of elegantly dressed men and women were exceedingly popular in Safavid Iran

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Abbas I, Painting: 18th century; Calligraphy: 1582-1583. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Abbas I, 18th century. According to the inscription in the upper panel of this manuscript leaf

Horned Male Figure, between c.1000 and c.650 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Horned Male Figure, between c.1000 and c.650 B.C

Merchant and His Partner Conversing (verso)... c1580. Creator: Unknown
Merchant and His Partner Conversing (verso), Folio from a Tutinama (image 1 of 2), c1580

Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds... c1780 (binding- 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds. Album of Paintings and Calligraphy, c1780 (binding- 19th century). Calligraphic panels. By Hadrat-i-Amit al-Mu'minin Ali. 1781

Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625

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