Persia Collection (page 3)

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1

Woman of Baghdad in everyday dress of botanical-print robes, harem pants and sandals. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Persian-genre plates from Nevers, France, decorated with birds, tulips and foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Ris Paquot from his General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Bowl in gold and turquoise from Persia and plate with floral pattern from Rhodes. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Flower vases from Persia and Malta
Flower vases from Persia 1 and Malta 2, decorated with flowers. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Map of Asia circa 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Wild tulip, Tulipa sylvestris, from Persia. Silkscreen botanical illustration by Elsie Katherine Dykes from William R. Dykes Notes on Tulip Species, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. London, 1930

Shah of Persia visit to London Hippodrome 1902
Shaw of Persia visit to the London Hippodrome, witnessing the catastrophe in The Bandits. A prettily-arranged box draped with white, had been constructed facing the stage

Advert, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd, The Post in Persia
Advert, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd (cigarette company), The Post in Persia. circa 1900s

British Navy attacking Turkish forces, River Tigris, WW1
British Navy attacking Turkish forces on the River Tigris, First World War. 1914-1918

Florence Gould in costume for the Perian Gala, Juan les Pins
Florence Gould, wife of Frank Jay Gould, the famous millionaire and controlling genius behind the Palais de la Mediterranee at Nice

Sketches in Persia
Various sketches of Persia (Iran); clockwise from top left- Tehran; Shiraz; city gate, Tabreez; old south gate, Tehran; east front of the Shahs palace, Tehran; and Maidan Shah, or Royal Square

Wahabee and Persian Noble
Wahabee (Wahabi, Wahhabi) and Persian Noble, Iran. 1840

The Queen Almanac -- The Shah of Persia. 1873

A Persian woman in her chador and veil Date: circa 1840

A Persian gentleman Date: 1737

Dervish man from Persia (Iran) wearing onion-shaped hat.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831 - 1896), King of Persia from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. Photograph on his last visit to Britain. Date: 1889

PERSIAN EMIR AUDIENCE
An audience with the Emir of Persia Date: 17th century

AHASUERUS / XERXES I / PERSI
AHASUERUS or XERXES I the Great King of Persia (486-465 BC), who features in the Book of Esther, and fought against the Greeks Date: 519? - 465 BC

ANCIENT PERSIAN HORSEMEN
Two horsemen of ancient Persia

ESTHER
Esther, queen of Persia, as presented by Jean Racine in his play Esther

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He fights Hindus and Persians at Ephesus. Date: 356 - 323 BC

Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorers
A map of Africa which illustrates the travels of the explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron. Date: 19th Century

Yurkish women danving in a field
Turkish or Persian women dancing with musicians in a field Date: probably 18th century

Ornamental Designs from Europe & Asia - 17th / 18th century
Ornamental Designs from Europe and Asia - 17th / 18th century. Date: circa 17th century

Two Old Men of Shush, Iran - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of two old men of Shush - the capital

Aerial view of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf. Date: circa 1950s

Adari Pool, Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Adari (Adhari) Pool, in the suburb of Zinj, Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

The Battle of Alexander at Issus. Oil painting by the German
Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538). German artist, member of the Danube School. The Batlle of Alexander at Issus, 1529. It portrays the 330 BC Batlle of Issus

Iran. Isfahan. Friday Mosque. The Oljeitu Mihrab. 1310
Iran. Isfahan. Masjed-e Jame (Friday Mosque). The Oljeitu Mihrab, constructed in 1310 by Mongol ruler Oljeitu

Persian Dervishes. Darwesh or Dervish, as it is known in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious Tariqahs - tariket

Page of poetry anthology by Hafiz Shirazi with an illustration depicting a banquet. Muhammad Al-Hadith. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

RASHID AL-DIN (1247 - 1318). Compendium of Chronicles (Jami al-tawarikh). ca. 1307. Marriage of Mahmud Ghazan Khan (1271-1304). Khan mongol of Persia (1295-1304)

Iran. Persepolis. Apadana
Palace of Darius I. Apadana or Audience Hall. 6th c. BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Darius I on his throne. Persian Art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock. IRAN. Tehran

Wedding of the Shah of Persia in 1960
Farah Diba (born 1938), third wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Persia (Iran), symbolically setting free some caged birds on the day of her wedding, wearing a dress by Christian Dior

Shah of Persia and Princess Soraya
Shah of Persia (Iran), Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife Princess Soraya (Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari), photographed during a visit to Munich, Germany

Bahrein Club, Muharraq Island, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Sea front road at Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Sea front road at Manama, capital of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

View of the sea at Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Palace in Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Palace (probably the Bait Shaikh Salman Historic Palace) in Manama, capital of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Hostel building in Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Educational hostel building in Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Market building in Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Market building (Souk) in Manama, capital city of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Supply route through Iran into Russia
Pages from The Illustrated London News on the Persian Corridor, the supply route through Iran into Russia, with various views of the trans-Iranian railway

WWI - Map of the Mesopotamian Campaign of the MEF (Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force) featured on the reverse of a Forces Greetings card - Christmas 1917. Date: 1917

Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centur
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Iran. City of Persepolis. The Gate of all Nations or Xerxus Gateway. Detail Lamassu. Assyrian protective deity. Bulls body and humans head

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