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Kamānche, Wood, metal, bone, gut, Iranian (Persian) — Kamānche
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880

Fan with Poetic Verses, Wood; painted, gilded, and lacquered — Fan with Poetic Verses
dated 1301 AH/1883–1884 CE

Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch, Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani Iranian, a) Pasteboard, opaque color, watercolor, gold under a lacquer varnish<br/>b) Satin pouch with metal wrapped embroidery — Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch
Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
dated 1271 AH/1854 CE

Pen Box (Qalamdan), Pasteboard, painted with opaque watercolor and gold leaf under lacquer, gilt, brass — Pen Box (Qalamdan)
late 19th century

Poetry #1 (Windows), Siah Armajani Iranian, Printed paper and ink on cardboard and balsa — Poetry #1 (Windows)
Siah Armajani
dated 1335 AH/1956 CE

Poetry #2 (Like A Parched Pitcher), Siah Armajani Iranian, Printed paper and ink on cardboard and balsa — Poetry #2 (Like A Parched Pitcher)
Siah Armajani
dated 1335 AH/1956 CE

Defiant Persian Lion, Morad Tahbaz British-American, Mahogany wood — Defiant Persian Lion
Morad Tahbaz
dated February 15, 2023

Tanbūr, Nariman Iranian, Mulberry, walnut, wire, Iranian — Tanbūr
Nariman
ca. 1960

Tanbūr Panj Simi, Khodaverdi Iranian, Mulberry, walnut, wire,cord, Iranian — Tanbūr Panj Simi
Khodaverdi
1940

Setār, Ramazan Shahrokh Iranian, Mulberry, walnut, wire, Iranian — Setār
Ramazan Shahrokh
1953

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