Persian Collection (page 15)

Mongol / Persian Battle
Mongol and Persian warriors in single combat

Swords & Daggers / Racinet
Swords and daggers, mostly of Indian orgin, some of Persian and Turkish

Arab or Indian Horse
This may be a Persian or an Indian painting : in either case the horse may well be an Arab. The accoutrements show that it is something special

Pearl Fishing / 1870
Fishing for pearls in the Persian Gulf. Native divers hold their breath and drop down to the sea bed on lines

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

Persian Bodyguard
The bodyguard of a Persian king : five warriors in ornamental tunics, carrying spears in their hands, bow over their shoulders, scabbards on their backs

Persian General

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

Persian Kings
Legendary flying machine of the ancient kings of Persia

Persian Emir and Falcon
A Persian emir amidst his courtiers appraises a falcon, while on the palace roof one of his harem ladies looses a hawk after a game bird

Laying Cable to India
The Indo-European telegraph : landing the cable in the mud at Fao, in the Persian Gulf

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

Astrakhan Sleeves
A coat from the Ledux Company, Leeds with large decorative buttons, over- stitching & Astrakhan sleeves with gathered tops. Worn with a contrasting belt

Blue Persian Kitten / 1936
This cute little Blue Persian kitten sits innocently in a large china dish

Kittens and Toy Dog
These two kittens have fun with a toy dog. One sits on it while the other leans on its nose

Roman Senate & Embassy
A Persian embassy before the Roman Senate

New Male Fashion 1666
A man of fashion at the time of Charles II wearing the costume introduced by the King in 1666 of a long vest or sleeved waistcoat after the Persian or Turkish coat

Esther and Ahasuerus
Esther is presented to the Persian emperor Ahasuerus, who makes her his queen although she is Jewish

4 Blue Persian Kittens
Four blue persian cats lie comfortably

Battle of Plataea
BATTLE OF PLATAEA The Greeks, led by the Spartan Pausanias, defeat a Persian army twice their size, thereby freeing Greece from the Persian menace

Marathon (Vogel)
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Marathon (Church)
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

Marathon (Anon)
BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes

7 Wonders / Mausoleum / Pic
In 353 BC, Greek architects Satyros and Pythios were ordered to design & build a huge tomb for Mausolus of Caria, provincial ruler of Persian Empire, by his wife

Salamis - Persian Defeat
At SALAMIS, the Greek fleet of 370 vessels defeats the Persian fleet of 1000+, thus forcing Xerxes to cancel his plan to invade Greece

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

Matchlocks, gun and pistol
Various firearms -- a Matchlock Crossbow (from Bosworth), a Mameluke gun, a Persian matchlock and a Highland pistol

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

Polo in Middle East
Turkish or Persian polo players

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