Persia
Connected to...
Brooch
Sword; sword sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))
Playing card
Playing card
Playing card
Playing card
Playing card
Bead
Waistcloth
Doll (pastimes: toys)
Scissors (medical science)
Blouse
Jacket
Skullcap
Spoon (general & multipurpose)
Case (general & multipurpose); ink box
Bead
Boat model
Syringe (medical science)
Narghile
Tweezers (medical science)
Opium container; lid (containers)
Opium container
Water pipe
Syringe (medical science)
Hookah
Incense burner
Incense burner
Sword sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories)); sword (weapons: edged)
Dagger (weapons: edged); dagger sheath (dagger (weapons: edged))
Bowl (containers)
Pen and ink case
Pen and ink case
Razor (medical science)
Box (containers)
Opium pipe
Hand protector (agriculture & forestry)
Helmet (headwear (armour: body armour))
Bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
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