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Essay

The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.)

October 1, 2004

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.

editorial

Eternal Springtime: A Persian Garden Carpet from the Burrell Collection

July 10, 2018

By Sheila Canby

Curator Sheila Canby explores the imagery of eternal springtime in a grand seventeenth-century Persian garden carpet on loan from the Burrell Collection.

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Connections: Bugs

September 26, 2011

Educator Edie Watts highlights the subtle and surprising instances where bugs are depicted throughout works in The Met collection.

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Exploring Persian Literature in Bazm and Razm

May 19, 2015

By Julia Cohen

Research Assistant Julia Cohen highlights a number of folios from the most influential works of Persian literature that are on view in Bazm and Razm: Feast and Fight in Persian Art and the Department of Islamic Art's permanent galleries.

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Shahzia Sikander on Persian Miniature Painting

September 16, 2015

Artist Shahzia Sikander reflects on Persian miniature painting in this episode of The Artist Project.

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Prayer, Placement, and Absolution: Peter Hristoff on Islamic Prayer Rugs

December 1, 2015

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff meditates on the role of Islamic prayer rugs (seccades) and the role they play in his own creative output.

Publication

Persian Miniatures: A Picture Book

Persian Miniatures is a picture book showcasing the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of popular Persian illustrations from the 14th to early 17th century. The book contains an introduction by M. S. Dimand which briefly explains the history and importance of these Persian miniatures and the artists who made them.

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The Secret Life of Flowers: Reimagining the Persian Rose and Nightingale

March 10

Join scholar Layla Diba for a richly illustrated lecture exploring the theme of the unrequited love of the nightingale for the rose in Persian art and poetry, inspired by the life and work of Annemarie Schimmel.

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Peter Hristoff on Keeping Turkish Rug-Making Traditions Alive

March 24, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff recaps his recent work with a group of The Met's high school interns that focused on the design and production of traditional Turkish pile rugs.