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parsabad · 1 day
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Ālighapoo palace 🌈/ Isfahan/ Iran
Photography: Ghasem baneshi
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jadeseadragon · 2 days
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Repost @baytal.fann
Details of Isfahan…
Exquisite Persian Muqarnas
"Muqarnas is an ornamentation element applied in Islamic architecture. It fills the inner parts of semi-domes with its honeycomb shape. Historically, muqarnas grew in their decorative use in the 12th century during Islam’s golden age."
Video credit @amir.hossein.mirmoeini
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arsvitaest · 10 months
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The horoscope of the Persian Timurid ruler Iskandar Sultan, 1411. This is the only surviving individual illuminated horoscope from medieval Islam. Al-Mizan (Libra) is at 3 o'clock in the circle of zodiac signs.
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jareckiworld · 1 month
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Mansoor Ghandriz (1936-1966) — Untitled [oil on canvas, 1960]
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jstor · 10 months
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The twelve signs of the zodiac, from the Horoscope of Prince Iskandar, grandson of Tamerlane, the Turkman Mongol conqueror. Apart from being a horoscope, the manuscript of 1411 is an exquisite work of art and an exemplary production of the royal kitabkhana "publishing house" or "workshop."
The manuscript is lavishly illustrated and reflects the efforts of a whole range of specialists: astronomers (among them Imad ad-Din Mahmud al- Kashi), illuminators, gilders, calligraphers and craftsmen, and specialists in paper-making.
The images and info come from the always fascinating Open: Wellcome Collection on JSTOR, which is open access with no login needed! Creative Commons: Attribution.
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armory-rasa · 4 months
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Replica of a 12th/13th century leather pouch made in Afghanistan or eastern Iran. The original is currently housed at the David Collection in Copenhagen:
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(Khorasan pouch, available from Armory Rasa)
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nobrashfestivity · 5 months
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Unknown, Four Safavid cuerda seca pottery Tiles Persia, 16th Century
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lionofchaeronea · 2 months
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The Lovers, Reza Abbasi, 1630
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random-brushstrokes · 1 month
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Mu‘in Musavvir - White-Eared Bulbul Perched on a Pink Rock (1676)
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topcat77 · 1 year
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Hedgehogs eating grapes
 Persia, 15th century
Atribution unknown
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nabxtangled · 1 month
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گفتم که مرگ عاشقان ،
گفتا کہ درد ہجر من
گفتم کہ علاج زندگی
گفتا کہ دیدار منست
Guftam ke marg aashiqan,gufta ke dard hijr mann.
Guftam ke ilaj zindagi, gufta ke deedar mansat.
I asked what is the cruel death,
replied the pain of living without me
I asked what is a healthy life,
replied gazing at me.
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parsabad · 4 months
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Akhavan House/ Kashan/ Iran
Photography: abolfazl sadr
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arthistoryanimalia · 26 days
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#MetalMonday:
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Lamp in the form of a bird, 12th c.
Persian, Iran, Khorasan province, Seljuk-Atabeg period
Quaternary alloy, cast & incised, with turquoise inlay
13.34 x 19.05 x 19.05 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
On display at Harvard Art Museums
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jareckiworld · 2 months
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Sanam Sayehafkan — The Invention of Solitude (oil on canvas, 2018)
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jstor · 11 months
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The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac, by an unidentified 19th-century Persian artist. From the Wellcome Collection on JSTOR, which never ceases to amaze us. Free and open to all! Creative Commons: Attribution
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vulturesouls · 5 months
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Portrait of a young man reading an album, by Riza-i Abbasi, after Muhammadi of Herat
Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1625 AD
British Museum
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