Medieval Iran

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Wall tile (fritware) in the shape of an eight-pointed star, with a Chinese-style dragon.  From Takht

Flask with Zodiac medallions, Iran, KashanThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtThis vessel takes the form o

13th century Persian armor

useless-armeniafacts:Armenian Manuscripts, Vank Cathedral Museum, Isfahan, Iran

Twelfth century chess pieces from Nishapur, Iran. In place of the modern queen, medieval Persians pl

Star tile with a phoenix.  Artist unknown; early 14th century.  From Iran (probably Kashan now in th

TilesPlace of origin: Kashan, Iran (probably, made)Date: early 14th century (made)Artist/Maker: unkn

virtual-artifacts:A Seljuk silk robe, Iran or Central Asia, 11th/12th century

(via Timurid or Aq Qoyunlu Qur'an on coloured, gold-painted Chinese paper (Iran, 15th century) [3200

hideback:Horoscope, Ancient Iran, by Imad al-Din Mahmud al-KashiShowing the positions of the heavens

Wine Ewer Iran, Kashan, late 12th or early 13th century

Glass bottle Iran, ca. 1000

Repost @joobinbekhrad・・・In case you missed it … Read my BBC piece about the medieval Iranian polymat

12th-13th century Persian manuscript

hideback:Medieval Iranian Horoscope, made by Imad al-Din Mahmud al-Kashi and showing the positions o

Borandokht of the noble house of Sassanipur of Ispanahan.Boran it´s an exiled djinn from Persi

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