back to overview
 
2,859 photos
The fire ordeal of Siyavush. Siyavush proves his innocence by passing unharmed through a fire. Siyavush was one of the legendary Persian heroes of the Shahnama. According to Firdawsi's poem, the prince was forced to pass through a mountain of fire to prove his innocence when his stepmother falsely accused him of having tried to seduce her. Despite successfully passing this ordeal, Siyavush was later falsely accused of another crime and killed, and is consequently one of the great martyrs of Persian legend. An episode from Firdawsi's poem Shahnama. Title of Work: Miscellany of Iskandar Sultan. Southern Iran, 1410-1411 Shelfmark: Add. 27261 Page Folio Number: f.295v
#03040157

The fire ordeal of Siyavush. Siyavush proves his innocence by passing unharmed...

The court of Fath 'Ali Shah (1771 - 1834), the second Qajar King of Persia, with foreign ambassadors, 1816. Group portrait. From a reduced copy of the Nigaristan mural. Watercolour; 1816-1820. Shelfmark: Add.Or.1241
#03040158

The court of Fath 'Ali Shah (1771 - 1834), the second Qajar King of Persia, with...

Iskandar (Alexander the Great) meeting the Brahmans. A miniature painting from an eighteenth century manuscript of the latter half of the epic poem of Shahnama. India, 1719. Shelfmark: Add.18804 Page Folio Number: f.117v
#03040159

Iskandar (Alexander the Great) meeting the Brahmans. A miniature painting from a...

Red-figured crater:King Cadmos,an amphora in one hand, throws stones at the dragon who has killed his com- panions;three female figures,perhaps the nymphs of the well,watch the combat.In the upper register Hermes,Pan and a satyr.Obverse side,H:57 cm N 3157 See 10-03-06/11
#03050110

Red-figured crater:King Cadmos,an amphora in one hand, throws stones at the dra...

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princess Polyxena,daughter of Priamos,at the grave of Achilles. Marble E 180
#03050119

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princ...

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princess Polyxena,daughter of Priamos,at the grave of Achilles. Marble E 182
#03050120

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princ...

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princess Polyxena,daughter of Priamos,at the grave of Achilles. Marble E 180
#03050121

Attic sarcophagus with the story of Achilles,Achilles' son and the Trojan princ...

Portrait of an unknown princess,certainly an oriental educated at the Roman Court.Formerly identified as Poppaea,wife of Nero. Around 55-60 CE Marble,H:39 cm Ma 1269
#03050132

Portrait of an unknown princess,certainly an oriental educated at the Roman Co...

Alexander the Great,King (336-323 BCE) Before entering the royal collections, the bust belonged to Francois Girardon who made the bronze drapery and the marble base on which it still stands. Porphyry,Egyptian green marble. MV 8613
#03050259

Alexander the Great,King (336-323 BCE) Before entering the royal collections, t...

Alexander the Great. Porphyry and bronze with brown patina. Drapery Paris,around 1650. MR 1633
#03050260

Alexander the Great. Porphyry and bronze with brown patina. Drapery Paris,aro...

Dedication by Alexander the Great to Athena Polias, from Priene, Asia Minor, around 330. In th summer of 334 Alexander proceded to tour the Greek cities of the West coast, expelling their Persian garrisons. On reaching Priene,Alexander offred funds to complete the temple and this inscription records the gift. GR, 1870.3-20.88
#03050266

Dedication by Alexander the Great to Athena Polias, from Priene, Asia Minor, aro...

Front panel of the sarcophagus' lid: the adoration of the three Magi and the three Hebrews in the furnance Second half of the 4th century CE; Cherchel (Algeria) H.: 0,31m; W.: 1,81m Ma 3340
#03050431

Front panel of the sarcophagus' lid: the adoration of the three Magi and the thr...