Iranian Collection (#9)

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

Female Ascetic (recto), c1600 (recto) Creator: Unknown
Female Ascetic (recto), Folio from an Album (image 3 of 4), c1600 (recto)

Single Leaf of a Man on a Donkey, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Man on a Donkey, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Safavid drawing with opaque watercolour and illuminated borders, depicts a man with a large turban riding a donkey

Youth with a Falcon, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Youth with a Falcon, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Safavid drawing was likely produced in Qazvin or Isfahan

Lady with a Fan, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Lady with a Fan, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. (Spuriously attributed to Riza-'i Abbasi (died 1044 AH/AD 1634)

The Night Attack of Bahram Chubina on the Army of Khusraw Parvis (image 1 of 8), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Night Attack of Bahram Chubina on the Army of Khusraw Parvis (image 1 of 8), c1560

Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560. Creator: Unknown
Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560

The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 1 of 9), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 1 of 9), c1560

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

Seated Youth Leaning on a Bolster, c1605. Creator: Unknown
Seated Youth Leaning on a Bolster, c1605

An Armenian Bishop (image 1 of 4), c1650. Creator: Unknown
An Armenian Bishop (image 1 of 4), c1650

An Armenian Bishop (image 2 of 4), c1650. Creator: Unknown
An Armenian Bishop (image 2 of 4), c1650

Standing Youth, c1620. Creator: Unknown
Standing Youth, c1620

A Standing Youth in a Brown Coat, between c1610 and c1620. Creator: Unknown
A Standing Youth in a Brown Coat, between c1610 and c1620

A King and a Sage Converse in a Rocky Landscape, c1525. Creator: Unknown
A King and a Sage Converse in a Rocky Landscape, c1525

Khusraw Celebrating after Killing the Dragon, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Khusraw Celebrating after Killing the Dragon, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa, 17th century

The War in the Herzegovina: Bashi-Bazouks leaving Baynaluka for Swina... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: Bashi-Bazouks leaving Baynaluka [Banja Luka] for Swina, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Persian prisoner in Turkistan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Persian prisoner in Turkistan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Elephant, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Elephant, 10th century

Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623. Creator: Unknown
Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623

Bearded Man Reading in a Landscape, Dated AH 1045/ AD 1635. Creator: Mu'in Musavvir
Bearded Man Reading in a Landscape, Dated AH 1045/ AD 1635

Appliqué Plaque (image 1 of 2), 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Applique Plaque (image 1 of 2), 12th-13th century

The Mi'raj (Night Journey of the Prophet) with the Ka'ba in Mecca Below... c1600. Creator: Unknown
The Mi'raj (Night Journey of the Prophet) with the Ka'ba in Mecca Below, Page from an unidentified Manuscript (image 1 of 3), c1600

King Khusraw Anushirvan Enthroned: Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... 741 A.H. (A.D. 1341)
King Khusraw Anushirvan Enthroned: Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi, 741 A.H. (A.D. 1341)

Favourite du Roi de Perse, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Favourite du Roi de Perse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Kandaharien Sujet Persan, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Kandaharien Sujet Persan, c1797

Early Portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah (reigned 1848-1896), c1850. Creator: Anon
Early Portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah (reigned 1848-1896), c1850. The shah is shown here at perhaps just nineteen or twenty years of age, wearing jeweled portraits of the Shi'ite Imams

Tombstone (lower section), Second half of 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Tombstone (lower section), Second half of 10th century

Stone Slab with Calligraphy, Late 14th-early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Stone Slab with Calligraphy, Late 14th-early 15th century

Plaque, 8th century. Creator: Unknown
Plaque, 8th century

Sheep's Head (image 2 of 2), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sheep's Head (image 2 of 2), 19th century

Jews of Mesopotamia; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jews of Mesopotamia; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Jewess of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jewess of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Jew of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jew of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Persians of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Persians of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Hormuz Forces His High Priest to Eat Poisoned Food... c1485-1495. Creators: Unknown, Ferdowsi
Hormuz Forces His High Priest to Eat Poisoned Food, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi, Iran, Shiraz, c1485-1495. Hormuz (Hormozd IV, r)

A Sufi in Ecstasy in a Landscape, between c1650 and c1660. Creator: Unknown
A Sufi in Ecstasy in a Landscape, between c1650 and c1660

Yusuf, After His Ordeal in the Pit; Page from the Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami, c1560. Creator: Unknown
Yusuf, After His Ordeal in the Pit; Page from the Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami, c1560

Painting from Manuscript of The Diwan of Hafiz, 16th century. Creators: Unknown, Hafiz
Painting from Manuscript of The Diwan of Hafiz, 16th century

A King Enthroned on a Terrace, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
A King Enthroned on a Terrace, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 18th century

Khamsa of Nizami Manuscript, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Khamsa of Nizami Manuscript, 19th century

Youth Dressed in Green, between 1600 and 1650. Creator: Unknown
Youth Dressed in Green, between 1600 and 1650

Emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658-1707), c1725. Creator: Unknown
Emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658-1707), c1725

Raksh Saves Rustam from a Lioness, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1500. Creator: Unknown
Raksh Saves Rustam from a Lioness, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1500

Emperor Aurangzeb Carried on a Palanquin, c1775. Creator: Unknown
Emperor Aurangzeb Carried on a Palanquin, c1775

Ferouk Khan, the Persian Ambassador to the Emperor of the French, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Ferouk Khan, the Persian Ambassador to the Emperor of the French, 1857. Portrait of the Envoy now in Paris, sketched from a miniature painted by a Persian artist

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

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