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Orhan Özdemir

Orhan Özdemir writes for the Islamic & Ottoman Arts department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of islamic & ottoman arts.

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Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (wall panel with three design units) — Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)

Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (wall panel with three design units)

October 10, 2026Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) — Abd al-Vahhab

Rustam’s seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)

October 10, 2026Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 940–1019 or 1025) — Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 940–1019 or 1025)

October 10, 2026Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama — Anonymous, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama

October 10, 2026The Wade Cup with Animated Script — Iran, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

The Wade Cup with Animated Script

October 10, 2026

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