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Abu Ma'shar(Ibn Balkhi)-850AD - Public domain medieval manuscript

Abu Ma'shar(Ibn Balkhi)-850AD - Public domain medieval manuscript

Page from a 15th-century Egyptian ms. of 'Kitâb al-Mawâlid' ('The Book of Nativities') by Abu Ma'shar (Albumasar). [1] BNF Arabe 2583, paper, 37 foll., 36 × 26,5 cm Ce manuscrit au style composite a été copi... More

A Kirman pictorial rug, signed Muhammad ibn Ja'far, south east Persia, circa 1900

A Kirman pictorial rug, signed Muhammad ibn Ja'far, south east Persia,...

A KIRMAN PICTORIAL RUG SIGNED MUHAMMAD IBN JA'FAR, SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900 Depicting 'Ali Karam Beg beneath the Qajar royal emblem, overall excellent condition 8ft.4in. x 4ft.9in. (254cm. x 145cm.) The k... More

Portrait of Prince Arfa' al-Dawla on horseback, Qajar Iran, second half 19th century

Portrait of Prince Arfa' al-Dawla on horseback, Qajar Iran, second hal...

PORTRAIT OF PRINCE ARFA' AL-DAWLA ON HORSEBACK QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY Opaque pigments on card mounted on board, the Prince depicted in military uniform on horseback with camels in the background ... More

The News of the Majestic Government of Iran. Probably Tehran or Shiraz, 1868 CE = Sha'ban 1285 H

The News of the Majestic Government of Iran. Probably Tehran or Shiraz...

The News of the Majestic Government of Iran. Tehran or Shiraz?, [1868 CE =] Sha'ban 1285 H. Folio (230 x 368 mm). Title, (6) pp., single column, lithographed throughout, with large Persian coat of arms on the ... More

HUN Budajenő COA

HUN Budajenő COA

Coat of arms of Budajenő, Hungary

Iran's official protest (sent to the Ottoman Empire), about naming the recently-created state of Caucasus "Azerbaijan" (1918)

Iran's official protest (sent to the Ottoman Empire), about naming the...

فارسی: اعتراض رسمی ایران به عثمانی در خصوص انتخاب نام «آذربایجان» از سوی حزب مساوات برای آران Türkçe: İran'ın son zamanlarda oluşturulan Kafkasya devletinin "Azerbaycan" (1918) olarak adlandırılmasıyla ilgili... More

Iranian flag; painting by Alexis Soltykoff

Iranian flag; painting by Alexis Soltykoff

Flag of Iran, Lion has sabre in his paw (End of Fat'h Ali Shah reign, painting by Alexis Soltykoff)

Lion and sun on top of Majles entrance

Lion and sun on top of Majles entrance

The entrance gate of Iranian Parliament in early 20th centuryفارسی: نشان شیر و خورشید در سر در مجلس شوراي ملي در اوايل سلطنت پهلوي. نسخه اصلی عکس سیاه‌سفید است. نسخه رنگی به روش بازیابی رنگهای حقیقی نیز افزوده شد

Ruznamah-iAkhbardar al-Khalafah-i Tehran, 5 Feb. 1851

Ruznamah-iAkhbardar al-Khalafah-i Tehran, 5 Feb. 1851

فارسی: آرم روزنامه اخبار دارالخلافه ایران؛ ۵ فوریه ۱۸۵۱English: Akhbardar_al-Khalafah-i_Tehran Newspaper, 5 Feb. 1851

An official commissioning document, late Qajar Iran, dated 1923

An official commissioning document, late Qajar Iran, dated 1923

AN OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING DOCUMENT Late Qajar Iran, dated 1923 Persian manuscript and print on paper, the Ministry of Interiors document with 6ll of black ink nasta'liq text dispatching Mr. Shariq al-Dawla a... More

500 Rials banknote Reza Shah - Public domain banknote scan

500 Rials banknote Reza Shah - Public domain banknote scan

العربية: عملة ورقيَّة إيرانيَّة من فئة 500 ريال صدرت سنة 1317هـ. ش، المُوافقة لِسنة 1938م. يظهر على الورقة رسمٌ لِلشاه رضا بهلوي بالإضافة إلى أحد أبرز الشعارات الفارسيَّة وهي الأسد والشمس. English: 500 Rials ... More

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations088

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations088

Sun and moon god standing on a lion; orthostat relief from Herald's wall, Carchemish ; 950-850 BC; Late Hittite style; Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey

Hebrew Calligraphy Ketubah (18)

Hebrew Calligraphy Ketubah (18)

A traditional illustrated ketubah (Jewish marriage contract). Likely from Isfahan, Iran.

Ketubah (19) - Public domain dedication image

Ketubah (19) - Public domain dedication image

A traditional illustrated ketubah (Jewish marriage contract). Likely of Isfahan, Iran.

Hebrew Calligraphy Ketubbah from Persia

Hebrew Calligraphy Ketubbah from Persia

Ketubbah from Isphahan(?), Persia, 1840sفارسی: کتیبه (سند ازدواج یهودی)- نقاشی متعلق به دهه ۱۸۴۰ با نشان شیر و خورشید

Uzbekistan P 80 200 Sum 1997 Donatedoy b

Uzbekistan P 80 200 Sum 1997 Donatedoy b

Русский: 200 сум Узбекистана 1997English: 200 sum of Uzbekistan (1997) Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hippolyte Bellange - Abbas Mirza in battle

Hippolyte Bellange - Abbas Mirza in battle

A review of Abbas Mirza, soldiers, Iran. Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Copper alloy falus, Panahabad, minted between 1783–1784

Copper alloy falus, Panahabad, minted between 1783–1784

Copper alloy falus, Panahabad, minted between 1783–1784. The obverse depicts a stylized lion and sun.

Commemoration Medallion of Marriage of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and Princess Fawzia of Egypt - March 1939

Commemoration Medallion of Marriage of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and ...

Commemoration Medallion of Marriage of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and Princess Fawzia of Egypt - March 1939 - The medallion is now in Sahebgharanie palace in Niavaran palace complex فارسی: مدال یادبود ازدواج ... More

2000dinar (1)

2000dinar (1)

Obverse of the 2000 dinar (2 qeraans) Iranian coin of the Qajar dinasty, with the emblem of the Lion & sun & the Kiani crown. Date 1326 A.H. (lunar) = ~1907 فارسی: دو هزار دینار محمد علیشاه

Image from page 233 of "Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map" (1906) (14595517450)

Image from page 233 of "Persia past and present; a book of travel and ...

Identifier: cu31924028627036 Title: Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valen... More

Coat of arms of Iran, Qajar Dynasty (1907-1925)

Coat of arms of Iran, Qajar Dynasty (1907-1925)

Imperial Coat of arms of Iran. Qajar Dynasty (1907-1925).

Coat of Arms of Pahlavi dynasty

Coat of Arms of Pahlavi dynasty

Coat of Arms of Pahlavi dynasty from The Imperial Plate of Persia. This plate has been produced in 1971 in a limited edition of 10000 to commemorate 2500 years of Persian monarchy. There are 10,000 of these Pl... More

Mozaffar al-Din Shah in Russia, Russian Empire

Mozaffar al-Din Shah in Russia, Russian Empire

فارسی: مظفرالدین شاه در سنت‌پترزبورگ روسیه در ۱۹۰۵ م (۱۲۸۴ ه‍.خ‫)‪

5 Pahlavi - Iranian Golden coin

5 Pahlavi - Iranian Golden coin

5 Pahlavi - Iranian Golden coin - 1926 Reza shah Pahlaviفارسی: سکه طلای پنج پهلوی، سکه طلای ایرانی، متعلق به سال 1305 خورشیدی مصادف با 1926 میلادی دوران رضاه شاه پهلوی نام رضاه شاه روی سکه درج شده است. نشان ش... More

Reverse of 1 Qiran Iranian Coin - Fath Ali Shah Qhajar - 1830

Reverse of 1 Qiran Iranian Coin - Fath Ali Shah Qhajar - 1830

فارسی: پشت سکه 1 قرانی متعلق به دوران پادشاهی فتح علی شاه قاجار که بر سکه نقش شیر و خورشید ، اژدها و شیر ایستاده و تاج پادشاهی و عبارت اسداله غالب لقب علی بن ابی طالب موجود است. شیر و خورشید منقوش در سکه فاقد ... More

Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran, Issue 472, p. 01

Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran, Issue 472, p. 01

فارسی: روزنامهٔ دولت علیهٔ‌ ایران، منطبعهٔ دارالخلافه طهران، شمارهٔ ۴۷۲، صفحهٔ ۱

Name-ye Khosrovan bsb11180462 00475

Name-ye Khosrovan bsb11180462 00475

فارسی: چاپ سنگی نامهٔ خسروان: داستان پادشاهان پارس بزبان پارسی که سودمند مردمان بویژه کودکان است نخستین نامه از آغاز آبادیان تا انجام ساسانیان، نوشتهٔ جلال‌الدین میرزا قاجار، کتابت جلوه یزدی، آذر ۱۲۸۵ هجری قمر... More

Ancient Ketubah - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Ancient Ketubah - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Ancient Ketubah (marriage certificate) gained from Isfahan.

Iran P 7 S 50 Tomans ND Donatedjs f

Iran P 7 S 50 Tomans ND Donatedjs f

Banknote of Persia - 50 tomans; before 1911. Български: Банкнота от Персия преди 1911 г. 50 персийски тумана. Русский: 50 персидских туманов. 1911 (?). Аверс. Образец.

Stemma del Bernardo Diedo

Stemma del Bernardo Diedo

coat of arms of Bernardo Diedo in 1432 Public domain photograph - coat of arms, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A large Qajar processional standard (alam), Rasht, Iran, 19th century

A large Qajar processional standard (alam), Rasht, Iran, 19th century

A LARGE QAJAR PROCESSIONAL STANDARD ('ALAM) RASHT, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Of triangular form, embroidered and applied on cream and red ground, the central field with lion and sun motif (shir-o khorshid) amidst fol... More

Green lion consuming the sun - Public domain portrait drawing

Green lion consuming the sun - Public domain portrait drawing

Green lion consuming the sun Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letter of thanks from the Armenians resident in London to Naser al-Din Shah of Iran, dated July 4 1889

Letter of thanks from the Armenians resident in London to Naser al-Din...

LETTER OF THANKS FROM THE ARMENIANS RESIDENT IN LONDON TO NASR AL-DIN SHAH OF IRAN DATED JULY 4 1889 In English, from the Armenians resident in London to Nasr al-Din Shah of Iran. Manuscript on paper, 26ll. of... More

Rooznāme-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran (1860-65) 01

Rooznāme-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran (1860-65) 01

فارسی: سرلوحهٔ شیر و خورشیدی چاپ سنگی English: Lion and Sun logo Lithography

Lion and sun- Mogul Empure-India

Lion and sun- Mogul Empure-India

Imperial Standard of Great Mogul Public domain image related to Mughal Empire, 16th, 17th, 18th-century India, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lion Sun Moon - Drawing. Public domain image.

Lion Sun Moon - Drawing. Public domain image.

Italiano: Leone posto tra Sole e Luna, illustrazione di Jaroš Griemiller, da una traduzione in lingua ceca del Rosarium Philosophorum pubblicata a Praga nel 1578 English: Lion between Sun and Moon, by Jaroš G... More

Gozarname 10 - Egypt - An old passport with a picture of a lion on it
Lion and Sun in Aligholi agha Hammam Isfahan

Lion and Sun in Aligholi agha Hammam Isfahan

فارسی: تصویر نقاشی نشان شیر و خورشید که در دوره قاجار بر روی دیواره حمام علیقلی آقا در اصفهان ترسیم شده‌است.

Coin of Mohammad Shah Qajar, minted in Tehran, dated 1842-1843

Coin of Mohammad Shah Qajar, minted in Tehran, dated 1842-1843

Gold coin of Mohammad Shah Qajar, minted in Tehran (Dar al-Khilafa), dated 1842-1843. Left obverse, right reverse. Obverse shows the Lion and Sun emblem.

Reza Shah 500 Rials banknote 1st series reverse

Reza Shah 500 Rials banknote 1st series reverse

فارسی: اسکناس 500 ریالی رضاشاه سری نخست Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reza Shah Pahlavi 1000 Rial banknote reverse 1st series

Reza Shah Pahlavi 1000 Rial banknote reverse 1st series

فارسی: اسکناس 1000 ریالی رضاشاه سری اول Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bahaullah-passport