Gallery
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Toghrol Tower, a 12th century monument south of Tehran commemorating Toğrül.
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Seljuq era art: Ewer from Herat, Afghanistan, dated 1180–1210. Brass worked in repousse and inlaid with silver and bitumen. british Museum.
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Head of Seljuq male royal figure, 12–13th century, from Iran. Carved and drilled stone with Iranian craftsmanship. Kept at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Shatranj chess set, glazed fritware, 12th century, from Iran. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or sea-side stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall. Teach him something of natural history, and you place in his hands a catalogue of those which are worth turning round.”
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