Art History of Persia & Iran Photos

This index shows the artistic crafts history of spanning ancient Persia to modern Iran (1000 BCE - 20thC).

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Metal Art of Persia, Iran, Luristan, Sasanian Cultures Bronze cheekpiece of horse bridle in form of mythical creature from Iran at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA Silver & gold Parthian wine horns with lynx heads from Iran at Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Washington, DC Partially gilded silver platter with scene of Sasanian king on horseback hunting lion, boar & bear from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany
Ancient Persian & Iranian Ceramics Earthenware footed bowl from Western Iran at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA Earthenware two-handled vessel in shape of water skin from Northern Iran at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA Iranian ceramic spouted vessel at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY
Ceramic Art of Persia & Iran Earthenware Sari ware bowl with birds from Northern Iran at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA Earthenware bowl with underglaze slip-painting with Arabic word for piety around four points of compass from Khorasan, Iran at Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, ON Persian ceramic bowl with horseman & sphinxes at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY
Glass Art of Iran & Other Islamic Nations Glass flask with cut diamond decoration from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany Glass bowl from Iran at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY Glass beaker with cut decorations from Iran at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany
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