Persian Collection (page 5)

Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC (engraving)
8635120 Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander the Great defeating the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC)

Alexander the Great entering Babylon with Persian captives (engraving)
8635076 Alexander the Great entering Babylon with Persian captives (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Do You Know: What is the origin of wig and gown? (colour litho)
8668140 Do You Know: What is the origin of wig and gown? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What is the origin of wig and gown)

Do You Know: Where did the kiss originate? (colour litho)
8668111 Do You Know: Where did the kiss originate? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where did the kiss originate)

A Persian wedding. 19th century (engraving printed in "Travels around the World "and in "The most)
ELD4963638 A Persian wedding. 19th century (engraving printed in "Travels around the World "and in "The most curious counters of the Globe from Christopher Columbus to the present day)

Representation of Alexandre le Grand facing his love to the Indian princess Cleophile
ELD4962856 Representation of Alexandre le Grand facing his love to the Indian princess Cleophile. By Staal 19th century (engraving from "Alexandre le Grand" by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Ancient Greece: Map showing the Marathon plain site where the battle of the Greeks against the Persians took place in
NWI4862915 Ancient Greece: Map showing the Marathon plain site where the battle of the Greeks against the Persians took place in 490 BC

Greeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis (Salamine), 449 BC
NWI4860561 Greeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis (Salamine), 449 BC. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of the Shah by Persia Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1925) in 1912 (Portrait of shah of Persia Ahmad Shah Qajar at)
ELD4865832 Portrait of the Shah by Persia Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1925) in 1912 (Portrait of shah of Persia Ahmad Shah Qajar at the age of 14)

Esther and Assuerus (characters from the "Book of Esther", a book of the Hebrew Bible)
VEN5034020 Esther and Assuerus (characters from the "Book of Esther", a book of the Hebrew Bible). Assuerus also calls Xerxes I the king of Persia

Xenophon's Cyropedia (Senofonte). Copy dedicated to Ercole d'Este (Hercules II d'Este). Dedicate scene
VEN5027485 Xenophon's Cyropedia (Senofonte). Copy dedicated to Ercole d'Este (Hercules II d'Este). Dedicate scene. Latin translation by Matteo Maria Boiardo (1440-1494)

Herodotus Histories, (Book I, CCXIV) c.1590 (tapestry)
CUL4906571 Herodotus Histories, (Book I, CCXIV) c.1590 (tapestry); 339x529 cm; (add.info.: Story of Cyrus: Tomyris orders the head of Cyrus to be dipped in a vessel of blood. ca)

Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan, early 20th century (circa 1900)
PCT4296255 Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan, early 20th century (circa 1900); (add.info.: Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan)

Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran)
FLO4689552 Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran) - Lithograph from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), France

Persian Lady - Persian noble woman in jeweled turban, fur-trimmed jacket, tunic and pantaloons, smoking a hookah pipe
FLO4723873 Persian Lady - Persian noble woman in jeweled turban, fur-trimmed jacket, tunic and pantaloons, smoking a hookah pipe

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779
FLO4723015 Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia
FLO4722961 Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting deer and boar 1, and the coronation of Shapur III with his father Shapur II, 2

The Dasht-e Kavir
3740722 The Dasht-e Kavir; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Dasht-e Kavir (Persian, Great Salt Desert), in the middle of the Iranian plateau. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Persian and Georgian couple. Engraving 1862
JAB4121376 Persian and Georgian couple. Engraving 1862; (add.info.: Persian and Georgian couple. Engraving 1862); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Medieval 10th century World map by Estakhri
3507857 Medieval 10th century World map by Estakhri; (add.info.: Medieval 10th century World map by Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Farisi al Istakhri (Estakhri)

Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armour, and Sarmatian archer in scale armour
FLO4703947 Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armour, and Sarmatian archer in scale armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Persian costumes: a couple of courtiers and ordinary traditional costumes
FLO4633973 Persian costumes: a couple of courtiers and ordinary traditional costumes. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie" by Friedrich

Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC
3329571 Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC; (add.info.: Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC)

Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC
3329566 Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC; (add.info.: Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC)

Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night
3086255 Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night, illustration from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, published 1909 (colour litho) by Dulac

Alike for those who today prepare (colour litho)
833209 Alike for those who today prepare (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam published by Garden City)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626692 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Jinns, divs, and devils, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626691 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting female demon figures, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626713 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Peacock and bird native to the Middle East, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626710 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Sea monster, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626702 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Scorpio and Sagittarius, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626699 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626689 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting animals from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript)
AIS5355993 View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto

Detail of a mosaic of Pompei: Battle of Issos between Alexander and Darius (4th century BC)
PCT4293559 Detail of a mosaic of Pompei: Battle of Issos between Alexander and Darius (4th century BC). - King Darius III Codoman (380-330 BC)

Letter P as odalisk of Persia. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199073 Letter P as odalisk of Persia. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter P as odalisk of Persia)

Two Persians on horseback clutching a brassring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship
FLO4704237 Two Persians on horseback clutching a brassring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Persian soldier with bowls, official with spear and quiver of arrows, man in long breeches, another official
FLO4704235 Persian soldier with bowls, official with spear and quiver of arrows, man in long breeches, another official, and high priest

Persian woman and captive Gaul king. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4704132 Persian woman and captive Gaul king. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Order of the Lion and the Sun
5304567 Order of the Lion and the Sun.; (add.info.: Order of the Lion and the Sun. Iran, Tehran Dated 1826-27. Fath Ali Shah created this order in 1810)

The celebration of Purim
5307589 The celebration of Purim.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the celebration of Purim. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman)

Map of the Moslem Empire, 750 AD, 1936
7125146 Map of the Moslem Empire, 750 AD, 1936; (add.info.: Map of the Moslem Empire, 750 AD. From A Short History of the World, published c.1936); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Map of the empire of Darius (tribute paying countries) at its greatest extent, 1936
7125141 Map of the empire of Darius (tribute paying countries) at its greatest extent, 1936; (add.info.: Map of the empire of Darius (tribute paying countries) at its greatest extent. Darius I, c

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626714 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Pisces, Cetus, and Orion, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626709 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Coconut and palm trees, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626706 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting The Shiab tree and the Shahbalout tree, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar?)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626688 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Indian Elephant, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626686 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Indian Elephant, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of Persian History: From Ancient Empires to Modern Marvels" Step into a captivating journey through time as we explore the remarkable heritage of Persia. Delve into the depths of history with a map showcasing the vast expanse of the Ancient Persian Empire, where mighty kings once ruled and civilizations flourished. Witness an awe-inspiring moment as HMS Victorious (R38) gracefully approaches the shimmering waters of the Persian Gulf, symbolizing centuries-old maritime connections that have shaped this region's destiny. Marvel at another conquest on our path – a map depicting King Alexander the Great's empire, which stretched far and wide, leaving an indelible mark on Persia's landscape. Immerse yourself in artistry as you gaze upon "Mithras Killing The Bull, " a Roman fresco from 2nd century A. D. , illustrating ancient mythological tales intertwined with Persian influences. Shift your perspective to modern-day Tehran, Iran's bustling capital city. Behold its elevated skyline from atop Iran Park, offering panoramic views that encapsulate both tradition and progress. Feel your heart race alongside Pheidippides as he runs tirelessly across treacherous terrain in one of history's most legendary feats – his marathon run during Greece-Persian wars. Bear witness to grandeur at "The Coronation of Shah, " capturing a pivotal moment in Iranian history when power was transferred ceremoniously between rulers, shaping dynasties yet to come. Discover elegance personified through a regal black Persian cat – an embodiment of grace and beauty that has captivated hearts throughout generations. Unearth spiritual enlightenment by contemplating Ahura Mazda - Zoroastrianism’s supreme deity who embodies wisdom and light within ancient Persia’s religious beliefs. Relive bravery amidst adversity as you stand beside Ancient Greeks holding steadfastly against overwhelming odds at Thermopylae Pass in 480 BC – their unwavering courage echoing through the annals of time.