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Calligraphy2645/5

Calligraphy on the insides of two hinged sheets. The left image is four lines of text on a light brown background surrounded by brown, red, white, and gold borders. The right image is also four lines on a flower patterned gold background surrounded by red, brown, and light brown borders. Both the left and the right texts are on a background of blue. Above the right text, there is a written symbol. The front and the back covers have writing at the top right and the top left corners, respectively. The front cover has a translation of the texts.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy2645/4

Calligraphy on the insides of two hinged sheets. Both the left and the right images show text in a linear form that are outlined in black following the shape of the words on a background of gold. Borders of dark blue, then green, surround the text all on a background of orange. Writing appears above the right text. The meaning and purpose of the texts is on the front outside cover. Small writing appears in the lower left front cover and the lower right back cover. A piece of paper with writing, in ink, was between the hinged sheets.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Vase1642/1

Globular vase with wide, flared neck and raised foot. Shoulder is decorated with green and purple leaf designs in a band framed by two blue-green bands on either side; lip has decoration of arches around edge; foot and interior are unglazed.

Culture
Iranian
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Isfahan, 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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