PAST: JUDAIC 318.003: Jews in the Middle East

Instructor: Bryan Roby 

This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Siyavush Passes Through the Fire</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings. 
Iranian
Siyavush Passes Through the Fire, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 7/16 in. x 7 3/16 in. ( 26.5 cm x 18.2 cm )
Museum Purchase
This leaf is from a manuscript of the epic poem, Shahnama of Firdausi and features columns of Persian-Farsi calligraphy with an illuminated chapter heading at the top of the page.
Iranian
Cover of Ann Arbor Shahnameh (First heading)
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 6 15/16 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.7 cm )
Museum Purchase
This painted miniature Shahnama page was made by the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460 in Baghdad, Iraq. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Iraj is Slain by His Brothers</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings. 
Iranian
Iraj Is Slain by His Brothers, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The “Kervorkian Shahnama”)
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
Museum Purchase
This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>The Death of Dara</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings. 
Iranian
The Death of Dara, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
Museum Purchase
This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Rustam Takes Bijan out of the Pit</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings. 
Iranian
Rustam Takes Bijan out of the Pit, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
Museum Purchase
This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Luhrasp Addresses the Heroes</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings. 
Iranian
Luhrasp Addresses the Heroes, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
Museum Purchase
This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Ardshir Papakan Sits Upon the Throne in Baghdad</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings. 
Iranian
Ardshir Papakan Sits Upon the Throne in Baghdad, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
Museum Purchase
This Persian manuscript leaf is attributed to the 17th century Safavid period. Its format consists of two sections of calligraphy and a miniature (painted scene) in the middle. The painted scene features a grassy landscape with a mounted soldier and two standing figures. 
Iranian
Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski
tempera on paper
5 9/16 in x 5 13/16 in (14.1 cm x 14.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. Richard Ettinghausen presented in honor of Professor Oleg Grabar
A group of men and pack animals gather in an outdoor space surrounded by trees. 
Abdullah Frères
Bazar au Ghezirah
albumen print on paper
11 15/16 in x 9 15/16 in (30.32 cm x 25.24 cm)
Transfer from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Iranian
MS Leaf: Garden (Gulistan) of Roses by Saadi with Miniature Painting
ink on glazed paper
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Museum Purchase
View down onto a busy seaport populated by numerous steamships and smaller watercraft. A sliver of land with various towers and domed structures stretches across the horizon line in the distance. 
J. Pascal and Joaillier Sébah
La Pointe du Sérai
albumen print on paper
9 13/16 in x 12 3/8 in (24.92 cm x 31.43 cm);20 in x 16 in (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond

From the course catalog: "While Jews have resided in the region since the times of Abraham, the history of Middle Eastern Jews in the modern-era is often overlooked. But, Arab, Ottoman, and Persian Jews were deeply involved in the political struggles, musical, literary, and artistic traditions of the Middle East throughout the 20th century. This course explores the lives, culture, and intellectual contributions of Jewish communities in the Middle East who thrived among their Muslim and Christian neighbors during the 19th and 20th century."

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