The origin of this field of art in Iran goes back to late Safavid period extended to Zand and Qajar eras. Although lacquer works emerged first since the period of Mongols’ advent in the world history and even before that, lacquer works combined with painting started to be independently identified in Iranian arts since two [...]
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Kariz (Qanat) in Iran
Kariz (Qanat) is an ancient water provision technology that can be described as the greatest contribution made by Iranians to hydraulics. This system must have been started at least 5000 years ago in Iran. Kariz system is usually found in central Iran toward the east and southeast of Iran. Some existing ancient example of water [...]
Gold Works & Jewelry in Iran
Compared with the Mesopotamia and the Nile banks where water was easily accessible and farming faced no difficulty, Iranian plateau inhabitants gained sufficient wealth and chance some centuries later to metal and made ornamentation out of them. Gold Works & Jewelry in Iran during Pre-Islam Iran The 2nd Millennium B.C The inhabitants of the Iranian [...]
Glass Working in Iran
The people in the Iranian plateau had always shown their skill in cutting and engraving glass. Archaeologists have not identified any site in Iran as an ancient center for glass making. Therefore, there is not sufficient information about all the evolution of this industry in Iran. Some glass made objects like light green beads and [...]
Coinage in Iran
In ancient times, coins were minted as means of governmental or religious propagations and rarely as fixed means of facilitating business. Little by little, people got to find out money’s real function. Since then, people started to exchange money for goods. Therefore, money minting began as the production craft by the local as well as [...]
Carpet Designs in Iran
Iranian carpets (it is more known as Persian carpets) are very much famous among the oriental carpets all around the world. The finest Iranian carpets are usually Iranian carpets made by Iranians. These carpets reveal the Iranians’ mastery of their traditional art in selecting materials, knotting and dying techniques and creating patterns and designs. Iranian [...]
Calligraphy in Iran
In fact, calligraphy is one of the most eye catching and fascinating manifestations of Iranian culture in post-Islam period. The holy book of Muslims, Koran, has constantly confirmed the importance of writing. According to this book, the eternally protected word must be respected because it expresses the destiny of all creatures from the beginning of [...]
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