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Silk fragment with roundels of ducks, 600s

Iran

1951.88CCCC0

Hanging fragment with boar head, 600s - early 700s

Iran

1950.509CCCC0

Silk fragment with confronted animal medallions and kufic bands, 1480-1649

Iran

1950.84CCCC0

Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550

Iran, Safavid period

1924.743CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1956.10CCCC0

Prayer Niche (Mihrab), early 1600s

Iran, Isfahan

1962.23CCCC0

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330-35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period

1943.658CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1945.169CCCC0

Samite with roundels of rosettes, 700s-800s

Iran

1950.514CCCC0

Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550-1600

style of Muhammadi (Iranian)

1944.491CCCC0

Lampas with scenes of wild animals, 1500s

Iran

1939.38.aCCCC0

Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a..., mid 1500s

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1944.239CCCC0

Dish: King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions, 400-600

Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century

1962.150CCCC0

Dish: The Goddess Anahita, 400-600

Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century

1962.295CCCC0

Horse Bit Cheekpiece, c. 700 BC

Luristan, Iran, c. 700 BC

1961.33CCCC0

Bowl, 500-700

Iran, Sasanian, 6th-8th century

1966.369CCCC0

Anahita Vessel, 300-500

Sasanian, Iran, 4th-5th Century

1962.294CCCC0

The Wade Cup with Animated Script, 1200-1221

Iran, Seljuk Period, 13th Century

1944.485CCCC0

Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel, 200-325

Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century

1964.41CCCC0

Jug, late 1100s

Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period

1915.525CCCC0

Hitching Post, 1200s

Iran, possibly Hamadan, 13th century

1944.481CCCC0

Cloth of gold with felines and eagles, 1225-1275

Northeast Iran

1990.2CCCC0

Minai Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180-1220

Iran, Kashan, Seljuk Period

1917.977CCCC0

Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545-1576

style of Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)

1944.489CCCC0

Bowl, 300-500

Iran, Sasanian, 4th-6th Century

1963.478CCCC0

Bird-shaped Vessel, 1100s

Iran, Seljuk Period, 12th Century

1948.458CCCC0

Carpet, 1500s

Iran, Herat, 16th century

1962.263CCCC0

Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1948.205CCCC0

Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650

Iran, Safavid period

1953.17CCCC0

Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment, c. 1485

style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

1944.490.aCCCC0

Composite Lion and Bull, 1500-1000 BC

Iran, 1500-1000 BC

1969.122CCCC0

Lion Hunting Cup, 1100-1000 BC

Northwestern Iran, Amlash, 12th-11th century BC

1965.25CCCC0

Balustrade Fragment with Animals from the residence of Hajji Hasan ibn..., 1303-4

Iran, Hamadan, Ilkhanid period

1938.15CCCC0

Lampas with phoenixes amid undulating vines, late 1200s-1300s

Eastern Iran, Ilkhanid period

1985.4CCCC0

Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess, 500-700

Iran, Sasanian, 600s or Afghanistan, Gandhara, 500s

1964.96CCCC0

Lampas with confronting peacocks, 1660-1955

probably Iran

1968.73CCCC0

Ibex Eating, c. 400-600

Sasanian, Iran, 5th-7th Century

1941.24CCCC0

Panel with Falconers, 1516-1955

Iran, Modern

1988.98CCCC0

Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms, 1300-1350

Iran, Sultanabad

1924.742CCCC0

Ibex Whetstone Handle, 1100-900 BC

Luristan, Iran, 1100-900 BC

1965.554CCCC0

Lampas with scrolling vines and grape leaves, 1300s

probably Iran

1926.509CCCC0

Hunt Pitcher, 500-600

Sasanian, Iran, 6th-7th Century

1961.200CCCC0

Khusrau Surprising Shirin While Bathing, 1550-99

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1944.499CCCC0

Brocaded silk fragment with running animal roundels and kufic inscriptions, 1530-1950

Iran

1953.331CCCC0

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555-65

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1944.487CCCC0

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved..., 1540-70

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period

1947.500CCCC0

Caftan, after 1950

probably Iran

1985.59©

Roundels with hunters, 800s

Eastern Iran or Central Asia

1959.124CCCC0

Lampas with hares in ogival pattern, 1300s

probably Iran

1939.44CCCC0

Hero and Animal Combat Beaker, 900-700 BC

Iran, Luristan, 9th-7th Century BC

1963.95CCCC0

Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350

Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period, 14th century

1945.27CCCC0

Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers, 1625-1650

Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period

1932.42CCCC0

Seated Figure holding a Vase or Flask, Date unknown

Iran

1984.222©

Luster Wall Tile with a Couple, 1266

Iran, Kashan, Ilkhanid period, 13th century

1915.524CCCC0

Silk fragment, 1100s

Egypt or Iran, Ayyubid period, 1100s

1937.23CCCC0

Viol, Date unknown

Iran

1918.353©

Feline incense burner, 1100s

eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khorasan

1948.308CCCC0

Ibex-Head Ornament, c. 525-450 BC

Iran, Achaemenian, 6th-5th Century BC

1961.199CCCC0

Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330-35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period

1959.330CCCC0

Votive Pin with Decorated Disc, 800-600 BC

Iran, Luristan, 9th-7th Century BC

1963.257CCCC0

Beaker, 1100-1000 BC

Northwestern Iran, Marlik, 12th-11th century BC

1965.26CCCC0

Winged Ibex Horse Bit, 800-600 BC

Luristan, Iran, 800-600 BC

1980.102CCCC0

Tomb Cover, 1640-1950

Iraq or Iran, Buyid period

1954.780CCCC0

Fragment with star pattern and griffins, 950-1050

Iraq or Iran, Buyid period

1941.292CCCC0

Leaf from a Koran, 1100s

Seljuk Iran

1939.507CCCC0

"Bear-Woman" Vessel, c. 1200-1000 BC

Marlik, northwest Iran, c. 1200-1000 BC

1967.35CCCC0

Feline-Handled Incense Burner, c. 100

Parthian, Iran, possibly Burudjird, c. AD 100

1961.32CCCC0

Bowl, early 1200s

Iran, Kashan, Seljuk Period

1915.585CCCC0

Hanging with foliate roundel and rider, 700s

Iran or Iraq

1951.90CCCC0

The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of..., 1425 - 1450

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid Iran

1931.452.aCCCC0

Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600-1625

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, 17th Century

1926.533CCCC0

Samite fragment with hunters, 800s

Eastern Iran or Central Asia

1974.98CCCC0

Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn..., 1110

Iran, Yazd, Seljuk Period, early 12th Century

1950.9CCCC0

Fragment from a funeral garment or pall, 1649-1955

probably Iran

1968.227CCCC0

Garden Scene with a Master Instructing a Student in a Pavilion, c. 1570-1590s

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1939.508CCCC0

Luster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170-1220

Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, late 12th century

1951.289CCCC0

Portion of a Carpet, 17th century

Iran, Northwestern, 17th century

1953.128CCCC0

Four Human Figures around a Horse and Cheetah, 900s

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid Period, 10th Century

1959.249CCCC0

Axel Shaft Cup, c. 800-700 BC

Luristan, Iran, 800-700 BC

1930.729CCCC0

Stepped Pitcher, AD 400-600

Sasanian, Iran, 5th-7th Century

1966.21CCCC0

Silk fragment with falconer riding a bull, 1000s-1100s

Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period

1968.246CCCC0

Lion's Head, 5th Century BC

Iran, Achamenid period

1962.26CCCC0

Fragment with lions and griffins in combat, 1459-1669

probably Iran

1968.221CCCC0

Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground, 1600-1750

Iran, Safavid Period

1926.22CCCC0

Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy, 1630-50

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period

1925.132CCCC0

Jug with Running Animals, 1150-1220

Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuk Period, 12th-13th Century

1947.495CCCC0

Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Palace of Xerxes: "Guardsman" in..., 486-465 BC

Achaemenid, Iran, Persepolis, 5th Century BC

1943.279CCCC0

Textile, c. 1000

Iran, Buyid period, 11th century

1962.264CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Silk fragment with roundels of ducks, 600s	Iran	1951.88	Samite: silk	Overall: 8.3 x 11.4 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Hanging fragment with boar head, 600s - early 700s	Iran	1950.509	Tapestry weave: wool and linen	Overall: 20.7 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Silk fragment with confronted animal medallions and kufic bands, 1480-1649	Iran	1950.84	Diasper, tabby weave; silk	Overall: 39.6 x 45.4 cm (15 9/16 x 17 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550	Iran, Safavid period	1924.743	Lampas: silk	Overall: 83.5 x 37.5 cm (32 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1956.10	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Recto Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1956.10.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Prayer Niche (Mihrab), early 1600s	Iran, Isfahan	1962.23	Ceramic mosaic	Mihrab: 290.7 x 245.3 cm (114 7/16 x 96 9/16 in.); Frieze: 69.2 x 1563.5 cm (27 1/4 x 615 9/16 in.)	Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Text area: 41 x 29.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1945.169	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Recto Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Verso image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Shamsa (recto) from right folio from a double-page frontispiece of a..., c. 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid Period, 15th century	1945.169.a	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Samite with roundels of rosettes, 700s-800s	Iran	1950.514	Samite: silk	Overall: 17.7 x 17.7 cm (6 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550-1600	style of Muhammadi (Iranian)	1944.491	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Lampas with scenes of wild animals, 1500s	Iran	1939.38.a	Lampas weave, brocaded; silk and gold	Overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a..., mid 1500s	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.239	Velvet, brocaded and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Dish: King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions, 400-600	Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century	1962.150	Silver gilt	Overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Dish: The Goddess Anahita, 400-600	Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century	1962.295	Silver gilt	Overall: 4.6 x 21.6 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Horse Bit Cheekpiece, c. 700 BC	Luristan, Iran, c. 700 BC	1961.33	Bronze, cast and incised	Overall: 14.9 x 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bowl, 500-700	Iran, Sasanian, 6th-8th century	1966.369	Silver	Overall: 5 x 13.4 cm (1 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Anahita Vessel, 300-500	Sasanian, Iran, 4th-5th Century	1962.294	Silver, cast, raised, repoussé, chased, and gilted	Overall: 18.5 x 11.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)	Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer	CCCC0
The Wade Cup with Animated Script, 1200-1221	Iran, Seljuk Period, 13th Century	1944.485	Brass inlaid with silver	Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diameter: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel, 200-325	Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century	1964.41	Silver, partially gilt	Overall: 12 x 10.8 x 32.7 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Jug, late 1100s	Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period	1915.525	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 35.3 x 19.4 cm (13 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Hitching Post, 1200s	Iran, possibly Hamadan, 13th century	1944.481	Limestone	Overall: 62.9 x 65.8 cm (24 3/4 x 25 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Cloth of gold with felines and eagles, 1225-1275	Northeast Iran	1990.2	Lampas: silk and gold thread	Overall: 170.5 x 109 cm (67 1/8 x 42 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Minai Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180-1220	Iran, Kashan, Seljuk Period	1917.977	Fritware with overglaze-painted design (minai ware)	Overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545-1576	style of Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)	1944.489	Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 21.4 x 28.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.); Overall: 28.6 x 40.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bowl, 300-500	Iran, Sasanian, 4th-6th Century	1963.478	Silver	Overall: 6.4 x 14 cm (2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Bird-shaped Vessel, 1100s	Iran, Seljuk Period, 12th Century	1948.458	Bronze, cast, with chased and chiseled decoration; eyes inlaid with blue glass	Overall: 17.5 x 9.5 cm (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Carpet, 1500s	Iran, Herat, 16th century	1962.263	Senna knot: wool and cotton	Average: 771.7 x 307.3 cm (303 13/16 x 121 in.)	Florence and Charles Abel Oriental Rug Collection by exchange	CCCC0
Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1948.205	Velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips	Overall: 69.9 x 54.6 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650	Iran, Safavid period	1953.17	Lampas, brocaded: silk and silver-metal thread	Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment, c. 1485	style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490.a	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 24.4 x 14.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 x 17.2 cm (10 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Composite Lion and Bull, 1500-1000 BC	Iran, 1500-1000 BC	1969.122	Bronze, cast	Overall: 11.4 x 9.7 x 14.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Lion Hunting Cup, 1100-1000 BC	Northwestern Iran, Amlash, 12th-11th century BC	1965.25	Silver, raised, chased, repoussé	Overall: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Balustrade Fragment with Animals from the residence of Hajji Hasan ibn..., 1303-4	Iran, Hamadan, Ilkhanid period	1938.15	Limestone	Overall: 66.7 x 83.8 x 10.6 cm (26 1/4 x 33 x 4 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Lampas with phoenixes amid undulating vines, late 1200s-1300s	Eastern Iran, Ilkhanid period	1985.4	Lampas: silk, cotton, and gold thread	Overall: 43.5 x 39.5 cm (17 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess, 500-700	Iran, Sasanian, 600s or Afghanistan, Gandhara, 500s	1964.96	Silver	Overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Lampas with confronting peacocks, 1660-1955	probably Iran	1968.73	Lampas weave, silk	Overall: 59 x 57.4 cm (23 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon	CCCC0
Ibex Eating, c. 400-600	Sasanian, Iran, 5th-7th Century	1941.24	Stucco (gypsum plaster) with traces of paint	Overall: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)	Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries	CCCC0
Panel with Falconers, 1516-1955	Iran, Modern	1988.98	Lampas weave, silk	Overall: 136.7 x 79 cm (53 13/16 x 31 1/8 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms, 1300-1350	Iran, Sultanabad	1924.742	Fritware with underglaze-painted design	Overall: 7 x 32.6 cm (2 3/4 x 12 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Ibex Whetstone Handle, 1100-900 BC	Luristan, Iran, 1100-900 BC	1965.554	Bronze, cast	Overall: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)	Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary	CCCC0
Lampas with scrolling vines and grape leaves, 1300s	probably Iran	1926.509	Lampas: silk and gold thread	Overall: 21 x 22.9 cm (8 1/4 x 9 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Hunt Pitcher, 500-600	Sasanian, Iran, 6th-7th Century	1961.200	Silver	Overall: 13.4 x 9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Khusrau Surprising Shirin While Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499	Silk: velvet, pile-warp substitution	Average: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499.a	Silk; velvet, cut, pile-warp substitution	Overall: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499.b	Silk; velvet, cut, pile-warp substitution	Overall: 21.7 x 15.7 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Brocaded silk fragment with running animal roundels and kufic inscriptions, 1530-1950	Iran	1953.331	Lampas weave, brocaded; silk	Overall: 35.3 x 25 cm (13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555-65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1944.487	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian..., 1555-65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1944.487.a	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved..., 1540-70	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period	1947.500	Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided	Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved..., 1540-70	Iran, Shiraz (?), Safavid Period	1947.500.b	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Caftan, after 1950	probably Iran	1985.59	Lampas weave, silk	Width across shoulders: 176.5 cm (69 1/2 in.); neck edge to hem: 127.5 cm (50 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	©
Roundels with hunters, 800s	Eastern Iran or Central Asia	1959.124	Samite: silk	Overall: 26.5 x 25.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.)	Gift of The Textile Art Alliance	CCCC0
Lampas with hares in ogival pattern, 1300s	probably Iran	1939.44	Lampas: silk and gold thread	Overall: 20.3 x 32.5 cm (8 x 12 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Hero and Animal Combat Beaker, 900-700 BC	Iran, Luristan, 9th-7th Century BC	1963.95	Silver, repoussé, engraved	Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); Overall: 10.1 cm (4 in.)	Gift of K. Rabenou	CCCC0
Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350	Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period, 14th century	1945.27	Hammered sheet of brass inlaid with silver	Overall: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers, 1625-1650	Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period	1932.42	Velvet, brocaded and pile-warp substitution: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread	Overall: 157.5 x 73.7 cm (62 x 29 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Seated Figure holding a Vase or Flask, Date unknown	Iran	1984.222	Lead relief	Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)	Gift of Milton Girod	©
Luster Wall Tile with a Couple, 1266	Iran, Kashan, Ilkhanid period, 13th century	1915.524	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 19.5 x 16 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust by exchange	CCCC0
Silk fragment, 1100s	Egypt or Iran, Ayyubid period, 1100s	1937.23	Lampas: silk		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Viol, Date unknown	Iran	1918.353		Overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)	The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection. Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.	©
Feline incense burner, 1100s	eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khorasan	1948.308	Copper alloy, cast and chased	Overall: 35.5 x 11 x 32.5 cm (14 x 4 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Head: 17.8 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Ibex-Head Ornament, c. 525-450 BC	Iran, Achaemenian, 6th-5th Century BC	1961.199	Bronze	Overall: 16.9 x 6.5 x 11.7 cm (6 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)	Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer	CCCC0
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330-35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1959.330	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Votive Pin with Decorated Disc, 800-600 BC	Iran, Luristan, 9th-7th Century BC	1963.257	Silver, repoussé and incised	Overall: 35.1 x 15.9 x 1.7 cm (13 13/16 x 6 1/4 x 11/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Beaker, 1100-1000 BC	Northwestern Iran, Marlik, 12th-11th century BC	1965.26	Gold, low relief repoussé and incised	Overall: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Winged Ibex Horse Bit, 800-600 BC	Luristan, Iran, 800-600 BC	1980.102	Bronze, cast and incised	Overall: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tomb Cover, 1640-1950	Iraq or Iran, Buyid period	1954.780	Compound tabby; silk	Overall: 210.2 x 102.5 cm (82 3/4 x 40 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with star pattern and griffins, 950-1050	Iraq or Iran, Buyid period	1941.292	Plain weave variation with supplementary weft: silk	Overall: 40.3 x 30.5 cm (15 7/8 x 12 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Koran, 1100s	Seljuk Iran	1939.507	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
"Bear-Woman" Vessel, c. 1200-1000 BC	Marlik, northwest Iran, c. 1200-1000 BC	1967.35	Ceramic, earthenware, burnished	Overall: 24.1 x 14.7 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Feline-Handled Incense Burner, c. 100	Parthian, Iran, possibly Burudjird, c. AD 100	1961.32	Bronze, cast	Overall: 11.6 x 30 cm (4 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bowl, early 1200s	Iran, Kashan, Seljuk Period	1915.585	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 9.8 x 21.5 cm (3 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Hanging with foliate roundel and rider, 700s	Iran or Iraq	1951.90	Tapestry weave: wool	Overall: 22.3 x 17.2 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of..., 1425 - 1450	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid Iran	1931.452.a	Opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Image: 11 x 25.7 cm (4 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.); Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 22.6 x 22.8 cm (8 7/8 x 9 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600-1625	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, 17th Century	1926.533	Brocaded gilt- and silver-metal thread; cotton warp, cotton and silk wefts; silk pile, asymmetrical knot, 295 per sq. in.	Average: 205.7 x 142.3 cm (81 x 56 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Samite fragment with hunters, 800s	Eastern Iran or Central Asia	1974.98	Compound twill, silk	Overall: 22 x 41.8 cm (8 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn..., 1110	Iran, Yazd, Seljuk Period, early 12th Century	1950.9	Limestone	Overall: 65 x 42.6 cm (25 9/16 x 16 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Fragment from a funeral garment or pall, 1649-1955	probably Iran	1968.227	Lampas weave, silk	Overall: 21 x 23.5 cm (8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Garden Scene with a Master Instructing a Student in a Pavilion, c. 1570-1590s	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1939.508	Opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Image: 19.8 x 13.3 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Overall: 21.2 x 13.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Luster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170-1220	Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, late 12th century	1951.289	Fritware with luster-painted design	Overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Portion of a Carpet, 17th century	Iran, Northwestern, 17th century	1953.128	Knotted pile: jufti knot; wool and cotton	Average: 89 x 185.5 cm (35 1/16 x 73 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Four Human Figures around a Horse and Cheetah, 900s	Iran, Nishapur, Samanid Period, 10th Century	1959.249	Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration	Overall: 8 x 35.6 cm (3 1/8 x 14 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Axel Shaft Cup, c. 800-700 BC	Luristan, Iran, 800-700 BC	1930.729	Bronze, cast	Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)	The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Stepped Pitcher, AD 400-600	Sasanian, Iran, 5th-7th Century	1966.21	Silver	Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Silk fragment with falconer riding a bull, 1000s-1100s	Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period	1968.246	Double cloth: silk	Overall: 28 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.)	Gift of Ayyub Rabenou	CCCC0
Lion's Head, 5th Century BC	Iran, Achamenid period	1962.26	Marble	Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with lions and griffins in combat, 1459-1669	probably Iran	1968.221	Lampas weave, silk	Overall: 71.1 x 50.8 cm (28 x 20 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground, 1600-1750	Iran, Safavid Period	1926.22	Twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 82 x 66.7 cm (32 5/16 x 26 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy, 1630-50	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period	1925.132	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Image: 21.2 x 12.5 cm (8 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Jug with Running Animals, 1150-1220	Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuk Period, 12th-13th Century	1947.495	Fritware with design in carved and underglaze-painted slip ("silhouette" ware)	Overall: 13 x 14 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Diameter of rim: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Palace of Xerxes: "Guardsman" in..., 486-465 BC	Achaemenid, Iran, Persepolis, 5th Century BC	1943.279	Gray limestone	Overall: 53 x 43.6 cm (20 7/8 x 17 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Textile, c. 1000	Iran, Buyid period, 11th century	1962.264	Lampas weave, silk	Overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0

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