mideastcuts: Nasir al-Mulk mosque, Shiraz, Iran. Photograph by Miguel Quental, National Geographic Your Shot.
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azita99: Here’s #Norooz action shot #2. Neighborhood vendor adjusting the aquarium of #goldfish. For those of you who can read “Farsi” you can see that #Samanoo is also available. … I’ll confess that I’m heavy hearted (for one reason or … Continue reading
farsizaban: A Shop in the Bazaar of Shiraz (Picture by Peter Karapetian, Late 1970’s)
farsizaban: Qajar era painting, Shiraz Museum, Iran
djinn-gallery: Old Iranian playing card.
reorientmag: ‘What do you mean “that wasn’t wine!?”’ 😳 Worried-looking dudes on a 1530 Safavid silk carpet made for Shah Tahmasp #RUGLIFE #rug #carpet #iran #iranian #persia #persian #safavid #esfahan #isfahan
c86: Iranian advertisement for Star Wars, 1978
poor-andobscure: “Court of Gayumars,” from an illustration of a Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh. You can see its fine detail in high-res
mod-e-boteh: Iran Fashion Week: Iranian ‘Iran Air’ stewardesses in various types of traditional clothing. 1970s. Source: (X)
eyeburfi2: Eskandar (Alexander the Great) contemplates the Talking Tree, Illustration for Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, Shiraz, c.1430 Commissioned by Ebrahim Soltan, Timur’s grandson. Illuminator: Nasr al-Soltani. Opaque watercolours, ink and gold on paper Source: The Fitzwilliam Museum
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