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Iris End of the 18th century; Shiraz, Iran Gouache, watercolor and gold; 17cm x 10cm MAO 791
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Iris End of the 18th century; Shiraz, Iran Gouache, watercolor and gold; 17cm...

Imam Reza speering a spectral creature, page of a manuscript of "Falnameh" (Book of Prophecies) Around 1550; Iran, Trabiz or Qazvin Gouache and gold on paper; 59cm x 44cm MAO 894
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Imam Reza speering a spectral creature, page of a manuscript of "Falnameh" (Book...

Faramarz chasing the King of Kabul, page from the Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings, written by Ferdowsi) Around 1330; Iran, Tabriz ? Gouache and gold on paper; 29cm x 20cm OA 7095
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Faramarz chasing the King of Kabul, page from the Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings,...

A young man visits a dervich. The topic of the visit to the hermit was often exploited by Iranian and Indian artists. Several Persan poems put in contrast the character of the prince and that of the hermit. This painting is a page of an album and one does not know if it acts as an insulated piece of work or as a page taken from a manuscript. It can be put in connection with one of the episodes of the poem of Helali, the King and the dervish, composed about 1505, which tells the story of the friendship between a young prince and an ascetic. Beginnung of the 17th century; Iran or Afghanistan Gouache and gold on paper, 21,2cm x 12,1cm OA 7097
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A young man visits a dervich. The topic of the visit to the hermit was often ex...

Tamerlane (Timur the Lame) and the five princes at a party. Timur the Lame, as he was lame after sustaining an injury in battle) (1336–February 1405) was a renowned 14th century Mongol conqueror, ruler of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405) in Central Asia, and founder of the Timurid dynasty, which survived until 1506. Around 1540-1560; Iran, Shiraz gouache and gold; 27cm x 19,30cm OA 7100a
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Tamerlane (Timur the Lame) and the five princes at a party. Timur the Lame, as...

Enjoyment in the garden End of the 16th century; Iraq, Baghdad ? Gouache and gold on paper; 30cm x 19,50cm OA 710
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Enjoyment in the garden End of the 16th century; Iraq, Baghdad ? Gouache and g...

Scenes from rustic life 1578; Afghanistan, Herat brown ink with heightened brown, black, white and gold; 26cm x 15,70cm OA 7111
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Scenes from rustic life 1578; Afghanistan, Herat brown ink with heightened bro...

The reader (left part of the cover of a manuscript) Around 1600-1630; Uzbekistan, Bukhara Gouache and gold on paper; 19,20cm x 11,40cm OA 7109
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The reader (left part of the cover of a manuscript) Around 1600-1630; Uzbekista...

Young man with golden cup Around 1610; Iran, Isfahan Ink, white and gold; 16,50cm x 8,30cm OA 7136
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Young man with golden cup Around 1610; Iran, Isfahan Ink, white and gold; 16,5...

Khosrow and ships loaded with treasures After 1510; Afghanistan, Balkh Ink, gouache and gold; 21cm x 18cm OA 7105
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Khosrow and ships loaded with treasures After 1510; Afghanistan, Balkh Ink, go...

Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar, King of Persia Iran, Teheran or Tabriz, 1835-1836 Canvas; 154 x 104cm MV 6700
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Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar, King of Persia Iran, Teheran or Tabriz, 1835-1...

The Mongolian seige of Bagdad in 1258. Double-page from Rashid al-Din's (1247 - 1318) enormous universal history, the "Jami al-Tawarikh". 320 x 230 mm Herat, Afghanistan; around 1430-1434 The Jami al-Tawarikh was commissioned by Mahmud Ghazan, begun as a history of the Mongols and their dynasty and then expanded to include history from Adam to Rashid al-Din's present day. It was completed during the reign of Oljeitu in 1307-1316. The Jami' al-Tawarikh is perhaps the single most comprehensive Persian source on the Mongol period. Sayf Al-Vahedi, who worked as painter in the workshop-library of Baysonqor, is the author of the majority of the illustrations of this manuscript. Realized on a double page, this painting illustrates the siege of Baghdad by the Mongolian armies of Hulagu Khan in 1258. Caliph Al-Musta'sim crosses the bridge on the Tigris, ready to meet Hulagu Kahn (grandson of Genghis Khan). On the top of the walls of the city a Persan poem written by Sayf Al-Vahedi celebrates the charm of Baghdad.
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The Mongolian seige of Bagdad in 1258. Double-page from Rashid al-Din's (1247 -...