Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum. ; Note - General: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronze, casting (process)Note: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Possibly in a U.S. museum such as University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Smithsonian, the Lowe Museum of Art in Coral Gables, FL, or the Peabody Essex Museum.Culture: Indian, HinduMaterials/Techniques: bronzeNote: General note: "Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, 2007.
Globular body w/ inlaid gold scrollwork and rumi motifs, dragon handleCulture: Islamic, IranMaterials/Techniques: herat stone, gold, silver, enamelNote: Provenance: One of the spoils of war taken by Sultan Selim I after the Battle of Chaldiran.Note: Inscription: Around neck, in gold inlay sulus script: es-Sultan el-Adil el-Kamil el Hadi el-Veli Ebu el-Muzaffer Sah Ismail Bahadur Han el-Safevi halledallahu teala ve mulkehu Sultanehu
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.
A group of 7 detached folios from the manuscript.Culture: Persian, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Production: Produced in Iran, probably Tabriz.