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A modern painting from a collection of Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh's tryptic sets of paintings depicting the 13th century epic poem titled "Conference of the Birds" by Attar of Nishapur. In this scene, the Garden of Paradise, or Jannat is depicted through…

Modern suzani. Rectangular hanging suzani consisting of a center field of large floral sprays and multicolor palmettes with tendrils and leaves. The central field is surrounded by a border of floral bands and leafy scrolls. Fabric is a cream colored…

Zoomed in photograph focusing on the pomegranate motif surrounding the borders of the AKM PS24 robe

The suzani, a weaving style practiced in both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is featured in Ura Tube style
(Gillow 2010, 43).

Quilt facing, or bedding, from the Ottoman empire embroidered with continuous patterns of the pomegranate motif. The pomegranates are faced with two large serrated leaves on either side of the fruit. This style of border is common among seventieth…

Persian Tunic displayed in The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna) online collection. The item is a 17th-century silk-embrodered jacket made of cotton and linen from the Safavid dynasty in Iran. The item was originally featured in the…

"A member of the Iranian royal household wearing a brocade coat"
(Allsen 1997, 119)

Portrait of a young man seated on a carpet, holding a dagger in one hand while preparing to smoke from a hookah. On top of the hookah is a container with tassels.
(The British Museum)

Miniature painting taken from a Nigaristan manuscript (East Azerbaijan, province of Iran). The miniature features the grandeur of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid's palace. In the painting, his vizer is seated at the top of the room, receiving guests on…

Illuminated manuscript illustrating Solomon enthroned at the top centre of the illustration. The illustration of the wise and powerful king features him above horizantal rows of his subjects. Simillarly to the AKM PS24 robe, the character known in…