EditorialMounted Hunter with Cheetah, 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Jazira (or Iran?), Stonepaste; molded in sections, glazed in transparent turquoise, underglaze- painted in black, H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), Ceramics, Specialized cheetah-keepers tamed a...
EditorialA king's retinue. Kalila va Dimna. Southern Iran, 1307-1308. A king's retinue with cheetahs, horse and hawk (flaked). A miniature painting from a fourteenth century manuscript of Kalila va Dimna, a book of fables. Image taken from Kalila va Dimna. Or...
EditorialMaker: Khwaja Ghiyath ad-din Ali, active late 16thearly 17th century, Textile Fragment with Figures, Animals, and?Plants, late 16thearly 17th?century, Triple-weave silk, 8 7/8 ? 16 5/16 in. (22.6 ? 41.5?cm), Poet, painter, mystic, and master weaver of ...
EditorialA king's retinue. Kalila va Dimna. Southern Iran, 1307-1308. A king's retinue with cheetahs, horse and hawk (flaked). A miniature painting from a fourteenth century manuscript of Kalila va Dimna, a book of fables. Image taken from Kalila va Dimna. Or...
EditorialBowl with Enthroned Figure and Horsemen, late 12th?early 13th century, Country of Origin Iran, Stonepaste; glazed in opaque white, overglaze-painted, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Ceramics, The enthroned ruler is a favorite theme in late Seljuq and post-Selju...
EditorialMounted Hunter with Cheetah, 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Jazira (or Iran?), Stonepaste; molded in sections, glazed in transparent turquoise, underglaze- painted in black, H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), Ceramics, Specialized cheetah-keepers tamed a...
EditorialCheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, (vulnerable) and its prey, dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas (vulnerable) and black-faced impala, Aepyceros melampus. Europeans hunting cheetahs in Africa. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart...