Iran Collection (page 10)

Dhow in Iran
An Arab dhow in Iran

Persepolis Vanished
Persepolis, ancient city of Iran

Mozaffar Od-Din Shah Ira
MOZAFFAR OD-DIN SHAH Shah of Iran (1896-1907), an unpopular and incompetent ruler

IRAN / QOM / KOM C1700
Qom (formerly Kom): general view from above

Iran / Esfahan C1700
Esfahan: general view, with travellers in the foreground

Old Persian Writing
Cuneiform writing from the ancient city of Persepolis

Iran Busheir
Distant view of the port (formerly ka Bushire) on the Persian Gulf

Iran Kashan
The pottery kilns at Kashan, famous for its faience

Iran Tabriz
The principal entry to the town of Tabriz (formerly Tauris), renowned for its carpets

Iran Esfahan
General view of Irans third city, with the spectacular Khaju Bridge, over the Zayandeh rud, in the middle distance

Iran Varamin
The ruined fortress of Varamin, near Tehran. Date: circa 1870

Iran Hormuz
Ancient view of Hormuz (then generally ka Ormuz) one of the principal trading centres between East and West, as indicated by the European ships

Baptism, Persia
A baptism among the Parsees - ritual bathing followed by circumcision and ritual cleansing

Persian Official
Khachadour D hohannes is an officer in the entourage of the Prince Royal of Persia

Xerxes Palace / Persepolis
Monumental winged bulls flank an entranceway into the Palace of Xerxes I at Persepolis. The Palaces borrowed elements from many traditions - Median, Mesopotamian, Greek & Egyptian

Iran / Persepolis
Ruins of the citadel of Persepolis. Building was started by Darius I in about 500BC, continued under his son Xerxes I and completed by his grandson, Artaxerxes I. Date: 1902

Iran / Archaeology / Bisutun
The rock inscription carved in Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite cuneiform on the rock of Bisutun overlooking the main route from Babylon to Hamadan

Shiite Self-Mutilators
MOSLEM PILGRIMS Shi ite fanatics of Iran mutilate themselves in a state of ecstasy during their pilgrimage to Kerbela

Persian couple
A Persian couple

Naser Od-Din / Iran / Cdv
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) in ceremonial uniform

Nader Shah / Iran / Heath 15
NADER SHAH also known as TAHMASP QOLI KHAN originally NADER QOLI BEG Shah of Iran (1736-47)

Naser Od-Din / Iran / P&p 89
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) in ceremonial uniform

Esmail I / Iran / Thevet
ESMAIL I or SHAHANSHAH (King of Kings) Shah of Iran (1501-24)

Zoroastrian Fire Worship
Fire worship among the Zoroastrians (Parsees), originating in Persia. This scene is at Baku, in Azerbaijan

Naser Od-Din Music Sheet
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Persia, featured on a popular music sheet of The Persian March by Dan Godfrey, bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards

Mehmed III Ottoman Sult
MEHMED III (MOHAMMED III) suceeded Murad III; continued arduous war with Austria, suppresed revolts in Anatolia and faced war with Iran (1603)

IRAN / KURDS C. 1840
Two Kurds in traditional dress

Racial / Iran / Persian 1840
A Persian man in traditional dress

Racial / Iran / Mullah C1840
A mullah (scholar)

Tombs of Naqsh-I Rustam
The rock cut tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam, close to the citadel of Persepolis. Here can be found the tombs of Darius I, Xerxes, Artaxerxes I and Darius II

Mohurrum Festival, Iran
MOSLEM FANATICS At the Mohurrum Festival, Iran, devotees mutilate themselves while in a state of ecstasy

Zoroastrian High Priest
The High Priest of the Gaures or Zoroastrians, the remants of the ancient fire worshippers of Persia, reciting from his ritual before the sacred fire

Zoroastrianism / Altar
A Zoroastrian worshipper prays before a small fire altar, in Baku

Zoroastrian Priests / Fire
Zoroastrian priests perform a ritual before the sacred fire

Zoroastrian Priest / 1731
A High Priest of the Zoroastrianism religion standing before a fire reading out a ritual text

Shah in his Car
The Shah of Persia - present- day Iran - drives through the streets of Tehran and scares the wits out of his subjects

Iran / Hormuz C1600
From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company

Horsemen 4 - Parthians
PARTHIANS : these warriors from present-day Iran are renowned as horseman and bowmen, noted for the Parthian shot loosed just as they seem to be retreating

Persian Parliament
A debate of the Persian parliament, convoked by the Shah as a democratic gesture. The deputies are seated, spectators stand round them and may speak if invited

Birds Eye View / Hormuz
View over the island city of Hormuz

Zoroastrian Fireworship
FIRE WORSHIP of the Zoroastrians (Zoroaster lived 6th century BC)

Council of Darius
ANCIENT PERSIA Darius holds a council of war before invading Greece - the expedition which culminated in his defeat at Marathon

Religion / Persia (Iran)
Obscure goings-on in ancient Persia

ARTAXERXES Sasanid ruler in the Middle East, whose conquests comprised Iran, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and parts of south-eastern Arabia

View from the sea, Hormuz, Iran
A view from the sea of Hormuz, Iran -- an island in the Persian Gulf

View of the Citadel of Persepolis, Iran. By the 18th century quite accurate descriptions of the visible ruins were being published, this engraving by Hullett being a very good example

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