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In ancient times the surviving monuments of Persian art are notable for a tradition concentrating on the human figure (mostly male, and often royal) and animals. Persian art continued to place larger emphasis on figures than Islamic art from other areas, though for religious reasons now generally avoiding large examples, especially in sculpture.
Illustration of Kankanaey tattoos covering the arms, chest, and face (c. 1887) Ancient tattoos can also be found among mummified remains of various Igorot peoples in cave and hanging coffin burials in northern Luzon, with the oldest surviving examples of which going back to the 13th century. The tattoos on the mummies are often highly ...
Pages in category "Cultural depictions of ancient Persian people" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
DETAILS OF DECORATION 61 ANCIENT ASSYRIAN COSTUME Plate XIII.—A facsimile drawing, from an enameltile, is one of the many representations of the KingAssur-nasir-pal, ninth century B.C. The description ofhis dress will be better understood by referring toFigs. 34, 35, and 36.
Median man in Persepolis Persian realist Gouache painting of the Qajar dynasty and soldiers in 1850-1851. The arts of Iran are one of the richest art heritages in world history and encompasses many traditional disciplines including architecture, painting, literature, music, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and stonemasonry.
It has a mixture of Persian and Hellenistic influences. For some time after the period of the Parthian Empire, art in its styles continued for some time. A typical feature of Parthian art is the frontality of the people shown. Even in narrative representations, the actors do not look at the object of their action, but at the viewer.
Pages in category "Persian art" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Qajar art was the architecture, paintings, and other art forms produced under the Qajar dynasty, from 1781 to 1925, in Iran ().. The boom in artistic expression that occurred during the Qajar era was a side effect of the period of relative peace that accompanied the rule of Agha Mohammad Khan and his descendants.