Iran Collection (page 4)

Abbas I the Great (1571-1629). Shah of the Safavid dynasty. He fought against the Ottomans and conquered part of their territory

Tomb of Gunbad-i Qabud - Maragha, Iran - one of the three tombs built in Maragheh, Gunbad-i Qabud has a decagonal brick chamber with a stone base and a crypt. Date: circa 1903

Racial / Iran / Servants 19C
Persian servants etc Date: mid-19th century

Iran / Archaeology / Susa
Excavations reveal the massive column bases of the Palace of Artaxerxes ? (circa 5th century BC). Date: 1887

Fire Altar at Persepolis
A fire altar close to the citadel and settlement at Persepolis. King Xerxes is depicted worshipping in front of a a fire altar on his rock- cut tomb. Date: 1902

Abadan Oil Refinery from the air
Abadan oil refinery, Iran (Persia) from the air. The largest in the world at that time on the Shatt al-Arab Waterway (the southern end of which forms the border with Iraq). Date: 1951

Costumes of high-ranking Persian men and women, and commoners.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Persian fire worshipper of the Zoroastrian religion.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Persian camel artillery: bombardiers firing cannons from saddles.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Palace of Darius I. Apadana or Audience Hall. 6th c. BC. IRAN. Persepolis. Detail of capital of column capital with protome bull shaped. High relief. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture on rock

Tomb of Darius I the Great. 6th c. BC. IRAN. Persepolis. In the upper relief is represented the people who worship the god Ahura Mazda before the altar of fire. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Relief of Darius I the Great sitting on his throne with dignitaries, 521 BC. Persian art. Relief on rock

IRAN. Naqsh-e Rustam. Roman Emperor Valerian yields himself to the Persian king Shapur I after the battle of Edessa (259). Persian art. Sasanian art. Relief

Mahmood Khan Hotel, Kazvin, Iran
Mahmood Khan Hotel, Kazvin (Qazvin, Qazwin, Ghazvin), Iran. Date: circa 1908

Caucasian oilfields by G. H. Davis
The Achilles Heel of the Soviets: the Caucasian oilfields. A pictorial map of the strategically vulnerable oilfields on either side of the Caucasus upon which Russia depends for the bulk of her

Bandar Abbas
Fetching water from a well in Bandar Abbas, a port city and the capital of Hormozgan province in southern Iran (Persia). Date: 1930s

Iran - The Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine in Qom. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Imam Ali al-Rida and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim. Date: circa 1908

Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
The Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853-1907). A card produced as a souvenir of his visit to Belgium in summer 1902. Date: 1902

The Tomb of Nadir Shah of Persia at Mecca
The Tomb of Nader Shah Afshar Nadir Shah (1688? - 1747) of Persia at Mecca. The hah of Iran. Date: 1880s

Iran - Guest House at Masjid-i-Suleiman
Iran - Aerial photograph of the Guest House at Masjid-i-Suleiman Date: circa 1930s

DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian
" DARIUS I " the Great" (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Darius the Great sitting on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I.. Persian Guard (with cylindrical hat) and nobleman of the Medan court (round hat)

Persian Soldiers with Shields
Persian soldiers with shields. Relief of the northern stairs. IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Persian art. Achaemenid

Tehran, Iran - The Russian Embassy Date: circa 1910s

Old Bridge at Rasht, Iran
Old Bridge at Rasht (Resht) - the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran and the largest city along the Caspian Sea coast. Date: circa 1910s

Girls at the Fiske Seminary, Urmia, Iran
At Urmia (or Uroumieh), Fidelia Fiske (an American missionary) founded a girls boarding school. The school continued to grow under Fiskes supervision after its opening in October of 1843

Flogging of a Persian criminal Date: circa 1910s

Bushehr, Iran - Saymar Quarter
Bushehr (Bushire), Iran - Saymar Quarter looing toward the canal Date: circa 19010s

Queen Elizabeth II with the Queen of Persia (Iran)
Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Farah of Persia photographed during the royal visit to Iran which was the final stop on an Oriental royal tour which included India and Pakistan in 1961. Date: 1961

Persepolis / Architecture
Details of the capitals and column bases from the site of the citadel of Persepolis. Columned halls were characteristic of Persian architecture. Date: 1854

Tabriz Uprising, Iran
Shot-torn and pillaged Tabriz, and the army of the revolutionaries: the Ark, its garrison and its archaic cannon

British Embassy in Tehran, Iran

Persian Dervish with sword and begging bowl. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Bench 30 at Abadan
Abadan is a city on Abadan Island in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, close to the border with Iraq. Rich oil fields were discovered in the area in the early 20th century

Ruins of Sus, Iran
Ruins of Susa, or Sus, or Sush, with an encampment of travelers with camels and horses

Bronze container. 14th-15th centuries. Turkish-Iranian style. Iran. Persian epigraphic decoration. Saint Olalla collection. Diocesan Museum. Lleida. Spain

Torbat Heydarrieh Ghotbed-Din Heydar - Iran
Torbat-e Heydarieh (Zava, Zaveh), Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran - The tomb of Qotboddin Heydar (Qutb ad-Din Haydar) (?-1221) a Persian Sufi saint and Malamati-Qalandari Sheikh

Torah finials. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. Gift of the Hafetz Hayyims synagogue, Moshav Beit Nekofa, through Hananiah Der i. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. I
Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. Gift of the Hafetz Hayyims synagogue, Moshav Beit Nekofa, through Hananiah Der i. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Palace of Darius I. Detail
Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I (522-486 B.C.). Detail of a palaces gate built between 470-450 B.C

Animals at a French Zoo - Red Deer - Mother and baby. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species

Cube of Zoroaster. 5th century BC Achaemenid-era tower. Naqsh-e Rustam. Zoroastrian religion. Iran

Tile with phoenix and Quranic text. Iran. 1275-1325. Moulded fritware with color i and lustre over glaze. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Tile frieze with inscription in Arabic. Tomb of Buyanquli Ka
Tile frieze from the tomb of Buyanquli Kahn (detail). Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 14th century. Colored glazed. Inscription in Arabic. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan, c. 1653-1659, by
Jan Baptist Weenix (1621-c.1659). Dutch painter. The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan, c. 1653-1659. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Tomb of Artaxerxes I of Persia. Naqs-e Rustam. Iran
Artaxerxes I. King of Persia (465 BC-424 BC). Tomb of the King at Naqs-e Rustam. Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran. Bam country. Citadel. Dating around 2. 000 years ago. V
Iran. Kerman Province. Bam country. Citadel. Dating around 2.000 years ago. Parthian Empire. View Bam before the earthquake, 2003. Unesco World Heritage Site

Iran. Isfahan. Iman Mosque Isfahan or The Shah Mosque. Safavi period (Shah Abbas I of Persia). 17th century

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