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Calligraphy2645/2

Calligraphy on the insides of two hinged sheets. The left image text is black ink surrounded by a thin black outline which is following the shape of the words. The background is gold with finely drawn black flowers. Borders of gold, red, and blues separate the text into two lines. A brown border surrounds these, and an orange border surrounds them all. Above the orange border, there is a gold, blue, and orange design element with writing below it. The right image is different text but with the same layout and design. The outside front discusses the purpose of the text. Writing appears on the front and back outside covers. Writing also appears in the top right corner of the front and the top left corner of the back.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy2645/9

Calligraphy on one side of the sheet with translation on the reverse. Two lines of text are surrounded by a light grey cloud-like background that follows the shape of the writing. These are in turn on a gold background with floral motifs, each surrounded by a dark reddish-brown border. Another gold-patterned border surrounds both the columns and the borders, which are surrounded by yellow, red, gold, and blue borders. Three gold floral designs extend from the framed writing to the side edge of the paper. These floral designs, along with the framed writing, are surrounded by a thin yellow border. On the reverse, in pencil, there is some English translation with handwritten characters underneath.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Donkey Bridle Beads1759/2

A necklace consisting of thirty irregular blue ceramic beads strung on an elastic.

Culture
Persian ?
Material
faience, cotton fibre ? and rubber ?
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot1516/15

Wide, flat-bottomed pot with spout and vertical handle at opposite shoulder; body is vertical with a slight shoulder and a wide, flared neck. Decoration is a geometric band of triangular and circular shapes with border of three lines on top and bottom; above this band is a thin band of segmented, overlapping, wavy lines; remnants of red paint are near foot.

Culture
Persian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tile1516/14

Rectangular tile with central scene of birds and flowers. Calligraphy around border with floral decorations at corners. Sides and back are unglazed.

Culture
Persian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot1516/13

Round, wide-shouldered pot with straight neck and flush foot; one handle at shoulder. Decoration in dark brown around shoulder and neck; band of touching circles with decorations inside them; geometric patterns between circles.

Culture
Persian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase1262/329

Copper vase that is smaller near the base and extends to a slightly bulbous shape near the top, where there is a vertical rim. Near the bottom there are three bands of floral designs, the middle band being perforated. Above this, there are two perforated zigzag bands which create two bands of triangles and between these, there is a band of diamond shapes. The triangles have depictions of animals including deer and elephants, and the diamond shapes have depictions of people. Above this, there are three more bands of floral design, the middle one perforated. The vertical rim has geometric patterns.

Culture
Persian
Material
copper metal
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar1262/183

Round jar with flared neck and foot ring. Decoration is dark blue on grey-brown ground. Design consists of a wide band on body of triangular floral motif that alternate originating from top and bottom borders; thinner band at shoulder of zigzag line contained by straight lines with floral decorations inside the resulting triangles; band on shoulder of repeating floral pattern; bordered band on neck with dots inside; perpendicular lines on rim.

Culture
Persian ?
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot1183/1

Painted pot with with a flat base, round body and plain rim. The upper body has a repeated double triangle motif in black. The lower body has a black horizontal lines and pairs of white vertical lines.

Culture
Persian ?
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pen Case1262/327 a-b

Part a: Long, rectangular brass container with a rounded end and rounded, hinged top--top has a centred, crown-shaped knob. Attached to the side of the case at the top is a smaller square container with a shell-shaped hatch opening (part b). The smaller container is attached to the longer rectangular container in such a manner that the latter lays horizontally while the former sits upright to be opened. The entire object is engraved with an intricate floral pattern with several imaged of animals.

Culture
Persian
Material
brass metal
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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