Persian post 900 AD
This Empire existed between 550 BC and ended in 331BC with the invasion of Alexander the Great- from the Greek state. They were a polytheistic religious people.
Persia post 900 ad is a Muslim country and located in Iran. This board is post 900 AD and focused on the Mulsim peoples.
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FEMALE MUSICIAN
بانوی نوازنده با یک عود, به شیوه صفوی، سده ۱۹ ترسایی؟، نگاره ۱۰.۵ در ۱۹.۵، برگ ۱۳.۸ در ۲۳.۳ سانتیمتر FEMALE MUSICIAN, WITH A LUTE IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the Safavid-style, Female Musician wearing gold and polychrome robes, plays a lute, beyond her a background decorated in gold with a large tree, several flowering plants and stylised cloudbands in gold, Painting 19.8 x 10.5cm folio 23.3 x 13.8cm
45v A seated woman holding a fan, one leg crossed, the other raised. She wears a short-sleeved red dress (entari), gold belt, broad white sleeves, high silver head-dress (tantura) with brown cloth (yemeni). Peter Mundy's Album, "A briefe relation of the Turckes, their kings, Emperors, or Grandsigneurs, their conquests, religion, customes, habbits, etc" Istanbul 1618
59v Woman standing with hands on her hips and arms bent outwards. Face and neck somewhat abraded. She wears a pale brown tall headdress (tantura) with long brown cloth, black short-sleeved jacket lined with brown and white striped fur, pale blue robe, gold girdle, brown shoes. Peter Mundy's Album, "A briefe relation of the Turckes, their kings, Emperors, or Grandsigneurs, their conquests, religion, customes, habbits, etc" Istanbul 1618
