Iran Collection (page 5)

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

Iran. Isfahan. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque. 17th century. Reigh of Shah Abbas I. Safavid dynastry

Khosrau II (579-590) The Victorious. King of the Sasanian Empire. Chichil Sutun. Palace. Fresco inside the palace. Isfahan, Iran

Iran. Kerman. The Ganjali Khan Complex. 17th century. Safavi
Iran. Kerman. The Ganjali Khan Complex. 17th century. Is a Safavid-era building complex. Is composed of a school, a square, a caravanserai, a bathhouse, an Ab Anbar (water reservoir), a mint

Persepolis. Relief of the stairs of the Apadana. Detail. Del
Persian Art. Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). Persepolis. Relief of the stairs of the Apadana. Detail. Delegation: Bactria offering

Iran. Mahan. Mausoleum of the great sufi leader Shah Ne emat Ollah-e-Vali (1330-1431). Built by Ahmad Shah Kani. Detail of Minaret covered with turquoise tiles. 15th century

Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam. Achaemenid tombs. Xerxes I (486-464 BC
Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis. Achaemenid tombs. Xerxes I (486-464 BC). Facade Tomb.Near Persepolis

Billy goats next to a vine. 6th-7th centuries. Relief
Relief depicting two billy goats next to a vine. 6th-7th centuries. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Turkish cavalry armour. 1550. Iron and leather. Turban helmet neck protector (iron, gold, silver and damascene). 1450-1475. From Iran. Saber from Persia, 1600. German Historical Museum. Berlin

Iran. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I. Relief of the Apadana
Palace of Darius I (522-486 BC). Reliefs of the outer wall of the staircase of the Apadana or Reception hall depicting Medas in procession up the stairs and carrying offerings. Persepolis

Iran. Isfahan. Chubi Bridge. Built in 1665
Iran. Isfahan. Chubi Bridge. Nearly 150m long and with 21 arches. It was built during the reign of Shah Abbas II in 1665, primarily to help irrigate palace gardens in the area

Fresco depicting a woman. Ali Qapu Palace. Reception portico
Islamic Art. Fresco depicting a woman. Timurid Dynasty. 15th and 16th centuries. Ali Qapu Palace. Reception portico. Isfahan. Islamic Republic of Iran

Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Throne Hall. Relief depicting
Persian art. Achaemenid period. 5th century B.C. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Throne Hall or the Imperial Armys hall of honour, also called the Hundred-Columns Palace

Madrasah-i Madar-i Shahh. dome and minarets. Isfahan. Iran
Madrasah-i Madar-i Shahh, also known as Chahar Bagh school. It was built under the patronage of Shah Husain I, a Safavid king. 18th century. Dome and minarets. Isfahan. Iran

Khosrau II. Persian king. Relief
Taq-e-Bostan. Rock relief. Sassanid Empire. Detail depicting king Khosrau II (591-628) riding his favourite horse, Shabdiz. Islamic Republic of Iran

Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis. Griffin
Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Capital with a griffin, dated during the reign of Xerxes (486-465 BC). In the background, the Gate of all Nations or Gate of Xerxes

Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque. Dome and Mirhab. Isfahan. Iran
Islamic Art. Safavid era. Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque. Built in 1598 during the reign of Abbas I and completed in 1602 in time of Sheikh Lotfollah

Islamic Republic of Iran. Isfahan. Imam Khomeini Square, built in 1612 by order of Shah Abbas I. In 1979 he was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Capital. Palace of Darius I
Capital from the audience hall of the Palace of Darius I (Susa). 6th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Sheikh Loftollah Mosque. Dome. Isfahan. Iran
Islamic Art. Safavid era. Sheikh Loftollah Mosque. Built in 1598 during the reign of Abbas I and completed in 1602 in time of Sheikh Lotfollah

Racial / Iran / Musicians
Persian musicians and tradesmen Date: mid-19th century

Racial / Iran / Men 19C
Persian men of various kinds Date: mid-19th century

Racial / Iran / Garden 15C
Garden full of people at the court of a Persian prince Date: 15th century

Iran / Kengawar
A re-used ruin of a Hellenistic temple at Kengawar. Date: 1843-54

Iran / Archaeology / Tous
The ruins of the settlement at Tous, the ancient capital of the Khorasan region of Iran. The famed Arabian philosopher Abu Hamid Mohammed Ibn Mohammed was born here in 1038 Date: late 19th century

Iran / Tomb of Xerxes
The Tomb of Xerxes, north of Persepolis. The King is shown worshipping in front of a fire altar before the God Ahuramazda, supported by 30 peoples of the empire. Date: 1854

Sir Henry Rawlinson
sir HENRY CRESWICKE RAWLINSON orientalist, notably in Iran, and government official Date: 1810 - 1895

Racial / Persian Woman
A Persian woman in her home Date: 1909

Sir (George) Anderson Critchett - Eye Surgeon
MOZAFFAR OD-DIN SHAH Shah of Iran (1896-1907), an unpopular and incompetent ruler Date: 1852 - 1907

Naser Od-Din / Iran
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) sitting rather confidently on a chair and twirling his moustache Date: 1831 - 1896

Iran / Esfahan / Mosque 1848
Esfahan: the Great Mosque Date: 1848

Persepolis - the Ruins
A fairly romanticised view of the ruins of Persepolis, prior to excavation, most of which was carried out by the Institute of Chicago in the 1930s. Date: 1823

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I. Cort觥 of Babylonians delivering to the king vases full of gold and silver. Decorations of the eastern side of the staircase

Tomb of Artaxerxes II. ca. 358 BC. IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Artaxerxes II tomb. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Vase depicting men packing tea (1348-1644). Detail. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace

Plate decorated with a warrior, 10th c. Glazed Terracotta. Persian art. Ceramics. IRAN. Tehran. Irans National Museum. Foroughi collection

IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis with tombs carved into the rock of the Achaemenid Persian kings Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Detail from a vase depicting women spinning silk. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace

Head of Achaemenid Prince. 5th C. BC - 4th C. BC. Lapis lazuli. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture. IRAN. Tehran. Archaeological Museum. Proc: IRAN. FARS. Persepolis

Iran. Tchogha Zanbil. Ziggurat
IRAN. KHUZESTAN. Chogha Zanbil. Ziggurat (13th c. BC). Elam Kingdom. Mesopotamian art. Architecture

Shah of Persia on board Royal Navy ship, WW2
The Shah of Persia on board a British Royal Navy ship during the Second World War. circa 1941

Entrance to Shahs Palace, Teheran, Iran
Entrance to the Shahs Palace, Teheran, Iran. circa 1908

Shah of Persia on visit to Britain
Group photo of dignitaries during a visit to Britain of the Shah of Persia, Nasr-Ed-Din (Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar) (1831-1896), seen here in the centre. Date: 1873

A speech in Teheran
A group of Persians listen to a speech made by a representative of the Shah to instil loyalty in his subjects. Date: 1909

Iranian Butchers
Meat salesmen in Iran. Date: 1930s

Bronze Ibex Head - Achaemenid, Persia 6th-5th century BC. Date: circa 1930s

Exposition Universalle de Gand, Ghent - Persian Pavilion
Exposition Universalle de Gand, Ghent, Belgium - Persian Pavilion. Date: 1913

A Minaret of a Mosque in Tehran, Iran
A Minaret of the Old Sepahsalar Mosque and Madraseh in Tehran, Iran Date: circa 1930s

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