Iran

A Battle Scene from a Shahnama Manuscript

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1521-1722), 16th century

Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), c.1480/90

An Album Page with a Battle Scene from Borzunama

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1521-1722), 16th century

A Polo Game: Page from a Kulliyyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, c. 1585

Architectural Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century

Armband Amulet (Bazuband) Inscribed "In the Name of God"

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century, dated 1832 (1248 A.H.)

Arm Guard from a Suit of Armor

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Astrolabe

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1786–1925), Late 18th century with later additions

Book Binding

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 1822, 18th/19th century

Book containing prose and five miniatures

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century

Book with lacquer covers

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th or 19th century

Bowl

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid Dynasty (1256–1353) , Late 13th/early 14th century

Bowl Fragments

Art Institute of Chicago · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

Bowl (Tas) with Polo Players against Foliated Scrolls

Art Institute of Chicago · Mid 14th century

Bowl wih Vegetal Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 13th/14th century

Bowl with Birds

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th/early 14th century

Bowl with Calligraphic Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 12th/13th century

Bowl with Hounds Chasing Hares

Art Institute of Chicago · Late 12th/early 13th century

Bowl with Incised and Splashed Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 10th century

Bowl with Incised Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 12th/13th century

Bowl with Incised Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 11th/12th century

Bowl with Incised Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 10th/11th century

Bowl with Incised Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 12th/13th century

Bowl with Lioness

Art Institute of Chicago · 12th/13th century

Bowl with Pseudo Inscription

Art Institute of Chicago · 10th century

Bowl with Tree, Fishpond, and Animal Motifs

Art Institute of Chicago · late 13th/early 14th century

Bowl with Two Figures on Horseback

Art Institute of Chicago · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

Ceramic Architectural Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · 13th century

Courtyard of a Palace

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Cover

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Cover

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Cover

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Cover (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Cover (Furnishing Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/ 19th century

Cover (Furnishing Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Cross-Shaped Tile with Qur'anic Inscriptions

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Mid-13th century

Decorated Bookbinding

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Dish with a Landscape Scene

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1736), Early 17th century

Dish with a Seated Figure

Art Institute of Chicago · Late 12th/early 13th century

Dish with Floral and Animal Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century

Dish with Floral Motifs

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Dish with Portrait of a Young Man in a Garden

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century

Divan of Hafiz

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated c. 1540–1550

Double Page from the Qur'an

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Double Title Page of a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, c.1550

Dress Fabric

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Dress Fabric

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Dress or Furnishing Fabric

Art Institute of Chicago · late 17th century

Ewer with Incised Floral Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), late 17th/early 18th century

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)

Four Tiles with a Figural Scene

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 1650/1800

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · first half of the 17th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 11th/13th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 1675/1700

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 12th century

Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1650/1700

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th/18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Border)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1675/1725

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1801/1850

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1801/50

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1675/1725

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1600/50

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1675/1900

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1601/25

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1601/25

Fragment (From a shawl)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1850/99

Fragment (From a shawl)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1825/75

Fragment (From a shawl)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1801/50

Fragment (From a shawl)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1800/50

Fragment (Nakshe)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1875/1900

Fragment (Possibly from a Woman's Vest)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Garden Scene

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), mid–15th century

Hanging

Art Institute of Chicago · 1893

High-Footed Bowl

Art Institute of Chicago · Dated 993 CE

House Model

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century

Inscribed Bowl with a Duck

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (1370–1507), Late 15th century

Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius

Art Institute of Chicago · 1590

Kay Khosrow Crosses the Sea of Zareh on His Way to China, a scene from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), about 1550

Khamsa Standard

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1789-1925), c. early 19th century

Khosrow and Shirin in a Garden, a Scene from the Khamsa of Nizami

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), late 16th/early 17th century

Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Art Institute of Chicago · 1485 (890 A.H.)

King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c.1535

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert, page from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Man's Coat

Art Institute of Chicago · 1775–1825

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

Manuscript of Kulliyat (Complete Works) by Sa'di with Lacquered Cover

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), 17th century

Mina'i Bowl with a Horseman and Mythical Creatures

Art Institute of Chicago · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

Mina'i Lobed Bowl with a Seated Prince and Mythical Creatures

Art Institute of Chicago · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

Page from a Copy of The Qur'an

Art Institute of Chicago · 16th/17th century

Page from a manuscript in Nasta'liq with an illuminated border

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Page from a Manuscript of Kulliyat (Complete Works) by Sa'di

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), 17th century

Page from a Manuscript of Kulliyat (Complete Works) by Sa'di

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), 17th century

Page of Shikasta Nasta'liq Calligraphy with Floral Margins

Art Institute of Chicago · Zand dynasty (1750–1794), 1767

Panel

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Panel

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1775/1825

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century, Safavid Dynasty (1501–1722)

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1625/75

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th/19th century

Panel (Dress Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1675/1700 Safavid Dynasty (1501–1722)

Panel (From Trousers)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Panel (From woman's trousers)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1801/50

Panel (From Woman's Trousers)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Panel (From Woman's Trousers)

Art Institute of Chicago · 19th century

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1850/1900

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1801/25

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1650/1700

Panel (Possibly from trousers)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1675/1725

Pen Box (Qalamdan)

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century

Pen Box with Hunting Scenes

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century

Plaque with Qur'anic Inscription

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1736), 16th century

Polygonal Tile

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1521-1722), Late 16th/17th century

Qur'an cover

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Qur'an leaf in Eastern Kufic script

Art Institute of Chicago · 11th century

Qur'an Manuscript

Art Institute of Chicago · 11th/12th century

Qur'an Manuscript in Muhaqqaq

Art Institute of Chicago · 13th/14th century

Right-Hand Page from the Qur'an

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)، 16th century

Roundel

Art Institute of Chicago · 7th century

Rustam slaying jackal, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), dated 1341

Scroll with Arabic text giving the story of the Shi'a Imams

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Serving Bowl with Miniature Figures, Arabic Blessings, and Persian Poetry

Art Institute of Chicago · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), March 1191 (Safar, 587 AH)

Shallow Bowl Inscribed with Blessing

Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century

Shamsa Medallion

Art Institute of Chicago · 16th/17th century

Silk

Art Institute of Chicago · 1650/1700

Spandrel with a Hunting Scene

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), Mid 17th century

Square

Art Institute of Chicago · 1801/ 25

Star-Shaped Tile

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th century

Star-Shaped Tile with a Dragon

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th century

Star-Shaped Tile with Phoenix

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), late 13th century

Star-Shaped Tile with Qur'anic Inscriptions

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Mid-13th century

Star Tile with Lotus Flower

Art Institute of Chicago · ilkhanic dynasty (1256-1353), late 13th or 14th century

Swan-Necked Flask

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 18th/19th century

The Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c. 1600

The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)، dated c.1620

The Constellation Leo, folio probably from the Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars)

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated c.1500

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

The Lion Tamer

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), early 17th century

The Wedding Night of Anushirvan and the Khaqan's Daughter (from a copy of Firdausi's Shahnama)

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c.1560/1570

Tile depicting Khusrau Happening upon Shirin Bathing

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1789-1925), late 19th century

Tile Fragment with Figure in a Niche

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), late 13th/early 14th century

Tile Window Grille

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (1370-1507), 15th century

Tile with a Double-Arched Prayer Niche (Mihrab)

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century

Tile with a Portrait of a Young Man Inhaling the Perfume of a Flower

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 16th/early 17th century

Tile with Calligraphic and Vegetal Design

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), Early 17th century

Tile with Floral Motifs

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1521-1722), Late 16th/17th century

Tile with Moulded Floral Design

Art Institute of Chicago · 14th/15th century

Tile with Musician and Dancer

Art Institute of Chicago · Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century

Tile with Pious Inscription

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th/early 14th century

Tile with Qur'anic Inscription

Art Institute of Chicago · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Early 14th century

Tombstone in the Shape of a Prayer Niche

Art Institute of Chicago · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), dated 507 AH/1113 CE

Tombstone Tile

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1486 (891 AH)

Tunic

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Two Goats from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Art Institute of Chicago · c.1300

Viper in a Rocky Garden from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1300

Woven Silk Fragment

Art Institute of Chicago · About 1930–50, imitation of a 10th- or 11th-century pattern

Yusuf and Zulaykha

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 1573

Zal and Rudaba in a Palace, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), 1480/90

Zal Climbing to Rudaba, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Art Institute of Chicago · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), dated 1580/90

Zoomorphic Vessel

Art Institute of Chicago · Early 13th century