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Written Iran, Siah Armajani Iranian, Marker ink, colored pencil and graphite on Mylar
Written Iran
Siah Armajani
2015–16
Statuette of a female, Ceramic, Iran
Statuette of a female
Iran
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Vessel with six animal friezes, Bronze, Iran
Vessel with six animal friezes
Iran
ca. 10th–8th century BCE
Cup with a frieze of gazelles, Gold, Iran
Cup with a frieze of gazelles
Iran
ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Tabriz, Iran, Gilles Peress French, Gelatin silver print
Tabriz, Iran
Gilles Peress
1980
Spouted jar, Ceramic, Iran
Spouted jar
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE
Top for standard, Bronze, Iran
Top for standard
Iran
ca. 8th century BCE
Bells, Bronze, Iran
Bells
Iran
1st millennium BCE
Bells, Bronze, Iran
Bells
Iran
1st millennium BCE
Openwork rattle bell, Bronze, Iran
Openwork rattle bell
Iran
ca. 9th–8th century BCE
Openwork rattle bell, Bronze, Iran
Openwork rattle bell
Iran
ca. 9th–8th century BCE
Pendant, Bronze, Iran
Pendant
Iran
1st millennium BCE
Iran (ancestor figure), Bidjogo artist, Wood, eggshells, applied organic materials, Bidjogo peoples
Iran (ancestor figure)
Bidjogo artist
Late 19th-mid 20th century
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi Iranian, Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
Author `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
late 15th century
Luster Bowl with Winged Horse, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque monochrome glaze
Luster Bowl with Winged Horse
late 12th century
Swan-Neck Glass Bottle, Glass, blue; dip-molded, blown, folded foot
Swan-Neck Glass Bottle
19th century
The Emperor's Carpet, Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
The Emperor's Carpet
second half 16th century
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Bronze; cast, chased, and inlaid with copper
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle
7th century
Velvet with Figural Imagery, Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet
Velvet with Figural Imagery
mid-16th century
Standing Figure with Jeweled Headdress, Gypsum plaster; modeled, carved, polychrome-painted, gilded
Standing Figure with Jeweled Headdress
12th–early 13th century
Calligraphic Plaque, Steel; forged and pierced
Calligraphic Plaque
probably late 17th century
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)
ca. 1400
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
Jewelry Elements, Gold sheet; worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass
Jewelry Elements
late 14th–16th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1180
New Yorker Faces Iran Spy Trial, Dennis Ashbaugh American, Oil, acrylic, and fabric transfer on canvas
New Yorker Faces Iran Spy Trial
Dennis Ashbaugh
1979
[Teheran, Iran], Unknown
[Teheran, Iran]
Unknown
1840s–60s
Poets of Iran and Iranian Lion, Parviz Tanavoli Iranian-Canadian, Copper
Poets of Iran and Iranian Lion
Parviz Tanavoli
1961
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi
Author Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stonepaste body; set into mortar
Mihrab (Prayer Niche)
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE
Armlet, Gold; filigree and granulation
Armlet
first half 11th century
Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons, Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons
ca. 1640
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad
ca. 1525
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali
ca. 1530
Garden Gathering, Stonepaste; painted and polychrome glazed (cuerda seca technique)
Garden Gathering
1640–50
Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Tombak
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Kamānche, Wood, metal, bone, gut, Iranian (Persian)
Kamānche
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880
[Golestan Palace, Teheran, Iran] (Takht-i Marmor), Luigi Pesce Italian
[Golestan Palace, Teheran, Iran] (Takht-i Marmor)
Luigi Pesce
1840s–60s
Ewer, Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound
Ewer
ca. 1180–1210
Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali, Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced
Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi
Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
Iran/Afghanistan, Patrick Oliphant American, born Australia, Pen and India ink
Iran/Afghanistan
Patrick Oliphant
1979
Yran, Piazza a Isphaan, Luigi Pesce Italian, Salted paper print from paper negative
Yran, Piazza a Isphaan
Luigi Pesce
1858

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