1. A Gathering of Dervishes

Date:

mid-17th century or later

Geographic region:

Iran

Medium:

Ink and light color wash on paper

Extent:

Image: 9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (23 x 14.9 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. (24.1 x 16.2 cm)

2. Album Folio with Calligraphy

Creator:

Muhammad Rafi`

Date:

17th century

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Safavid

Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on vellum; marbleized paper border

Extent:

4 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (11.2 x 20 cm)

3. Amulet Box

Date:

19th century

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Qajar Period

Medium:

Gold, polychrome enamel, and repoussé decoration

Extent:

7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.3 x 4.8 cm)

4. Archaizing Relief of a Seated King and Attendants

Date:

late 19th century

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Qajar Period

Medium:

Alabaster, carved

Extent:

11 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (29.8 x 27.7 cm) Dimensions not verified as of 5/18/08. -LA

5. Beaker

Date:

13th century

Geographic region:

Iran
Kashan, Iran

Medium:

Ceramic; fritware, painted in luster and blue over an opaque white glaze

Extent:

6 3/4 x 6 in. (17.1 x 15.2 cm)

6. Bird-Shaped Vessel

Date:

250 B.C.E.-224 C.E.

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Parthian Period

Medium:

Clay, slip

Extent:

7 1/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 15/16 in. (18 x 26 x 12.5 cm)

7. Blue and White Bowl with Radial Design

Date:

13th century

Geographic region:

Iran
Kashan, Iran

Medium:

Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue under a transparent glaze

Extent:

3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm) diameter at mouth: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm) rim: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm) base: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)

8. Bottle Depicting a Hunting Scene

Date:

first half 17th century

Geographic region:

Iran
Mashad, Iran

Time period:

Safavid

Medium:

Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue and black on an opaque white glaze

Extent:

11 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (29.2 × 21 × 13.3 cm)

9. Bottle with Ram or Buffalo Head

Date:

3rd-7th century C.E.

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Sasanian Period

Medium:

Clay

Extent:

height: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) width: 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm)

10. Bowl Depicting Bahram Gur and Azada

Date:

late 12th-early 13th century

Geographic region:

Iran
Kashan, Iran

Time period:

Seljuq Period

Medium:

Ceramic, mina'i (enameled) or haft rangi (seven colors) ware; fritware, in-glaze painted in blue, green, and brown on an opaque white glaze, overglaze painted in black

Extent:

height x diameter: 4 x 8 5/16 in. (10.2 x 21.1 cm) thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)

11. Bowl of Reflections

Date:

early 13th century

Geographic region:

Iran
Kashan, Iran

Medium:

Ceramic; fritware, painted in luster and blue over an opaque white glaze

Extent:

3 3/8 x 13in. (8.6 x 33cm)

12. Bowl with Incised Rosette on Base

Date:

400-200 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Iran
Tell el-Maskhuta, Egypt

Time period:

Achaemenid Period, or later

Medium:

Silver

Extent:

3 3/8 x 4 7/16 in., 0.6 lb. (8.5 x 11.3 cm, 0.3kg)

13. Bowl with an Enthronement Scene

Date:

late 12th-early 13th century

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Seljuq Period

Medium:

Ceramic, mina’i (enameled) or haft rangi (seven colors) ware; in-glaze painted in blue, turquoise, and purple on an opaque white glaze, overglaze painted in red and black, with leaf gilding

Extent:

3 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (8.1 x 21 cm)

14. Brow Ornament (possibly)

Creator:

Persian/East Greek

Date:

ca. 2nd millennium B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Iran
Eastern Mediterranean

Medium:

Gold

Extent:

1 3/8 x 6 11/16 in. (3.5 x 17 cm)

15. Celestial Sphere

Date:

18th century

Geographic region:

India
Iran

Medium:

Copper alloy

Extent:

height: 7 in. (17.8 cm) diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

16. Dagger with Scabbard

Geographic region:

Iran

Medium:

Steel, leather

Extent:

15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm) Other (Hilt): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

17. Dagger with Scabbard

Geographic region:

Iran

Extent:

18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm) Other (Hilt): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

18. Deer Head Rhyton

Date:

ca. 1000-550 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Iran

Medium:

Clay

Extent:

length: 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm) diameter of mouth: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)

19. Dish Depicting a Coiled Dragon

Date:

late 17th century

Geographic region:

Iran

Time period:

Safavid Period

Medium:

Ceramic; stone paste, painted in cobalt blue under a transparent colorless glaze

Extent:

Diam. 16 5/16 in. (41.4 cm) Diam at foot: 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm) H. 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)

20. Disk

Date:

ca. 5th century B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Iran

Medium:

Gold

Extent:

max. diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)