EditorialChapan or Khalat (Man?s Outer Robe), 19th century, Probably Central Asia, possibly Turkmenistan, Turkoman, Central Asia, Silk, warp-resist dyed (ikat) plain weave, center front and hem faced with cotton, machine embroidered with cotton in straight stit...
Editorial"The Forty-Eighth Year of Nushirwan's Reign. The Combat of the Khaqan of China with the Haithalians in the manuscript of Shahnama of Firdawsi. , c. 1482. Iran, Shiraz, Turkoman Period, 15th century. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 14....
EditorialNushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (Recto); The Forty-Eighth Year of Nushirwan's Reign. The Combat of the Khaqan of China with the Haithalians (Verso) , c. 1482. Iran, Shiraz, Turkoman Period, 15th century. Opaque w...
Editorial'Head of Goklan Turkoman and his family'. Watson Collection: Album of snapshot views in Persia and Central Persia. 1903-10. Prints 252-266 Views in Asterabad District and border towns, including Persian villages. Source: Photo 851/3/243.
Editorial'Mahomed Gildi, head of the Goklan Turkoman, and his wives'. Watson Collection: Album of snapshot views in Persia. [Snapshot views in Persia and Central Asia.]. 1903-10. Prints 252-266 Views in Asterabad District and border towns, including Persian vil...
EditorialTurkoman Prisoner, ca. 1610, Attributed to Iran, Isfahan, Ink and transparent watercolor on paper, H. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm), Codices, Numerous paintings and drawings of a Turkman prisoner with his hand and head in a type of stock, known as a 'palahang'...
EditorialTurban Helmet, 1478?ca. 1490, Turkish or Iranian, Steel, iron, silver, H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. 3 lb. (1372 g), Helmets, This turban helmet is inscribed with the name of the sultan Ya'qub of the Aq Quyunl...
EditorialA Turkoman soldier with sword and bow facing a Kurd soldier with club and shield. In the background is the Hagia Sophia Orthodox church in Instanbul. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige V?lkergallerie in getreuen Ab...