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| Image | Used for | File | Photographer | Licence / permission status | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | baluchi-embroidery-listing-photographs Object | etsy-1636962520-detail-1.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Commercial listing photograph; reuse permission not reviewed | Consulted 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl; seller states: “All the steps of the work are completely hand-sewn and sewn by the rural women and girls of the Baloch tribe of Iran”. Listing also says “Made in Germany Product”; final assembly location and maker identity require clarification. Iranian embroidery is seller-stated, not independently verified. No visible watermark; full image retained. | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | baluchi-embroidery-listing-photographs Object | etsy-1636962520-detail-2.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Commercial listing photograph; reuse permission not reviewed | Consulted 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl; seller states: “All the steps of the work are completely hand-sewn and sewn by the rural women and girls of the Baloch tribe of Iran”. Listing also says “Made in Germany Product”; final assembly location and maker identity require clarification. Iranian embroidery is seller-stated, not independently verified. No visible watermark; full image retained. | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | baluchi-embroidery-listing-photographs Object | etsy-1636962520-detail-3.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Commercial listing photograph; reuse permission not reviewed | Consulted 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl; seller states: “All the steps of the work are completely hand-sewn and sewn by the rural women and girls of the Baloch tribe of Iran”. Listing also says “Made in Germany Product”; final assembly location and maker identity require clarification. Iranian embroidery is seller-stated, not independently verified. No visible watermark; full image retained. | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | zilu-listing-whole-view-and-weave-detail Object | Persian-Zilou-1.jpg | ShopiPersia (seller; photographer not stated) | Seller listing photo; reuse rights not reviewed | Accessed 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl. Seller states: Handwoven in Meybod, Iran; cotton, 160 x 100 cm. Origin is the seller's claim, not independently verified; no visible watermark. Illustrative commercial example, not CraftPersia stock. | ShopiPersia listing DKP-3840078 |
![]() | zilu-listing-whole-view-and-weave-detail Object | Persian-Zilou-4.jpg | ShopiPersia (seller; photographer not stated) | Seller listing photo; reuse rights not reviewed | Accessed 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl. Seller states: Handwoven in Meybod, Iran; cotton, 160 x 100 cm. Origin is the seller's claim, not independently verified; no visible watermark. Illustrative commercial example, not CraftPersia stock. | ShopiPersia listing DKP-3840078 |
![]() | cma-1965-25-object-study Object | cma-1965-25.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1100–1000 BCE · CP-LIB-CMA-1965-25 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1964-41-object-study Object | cma-1964-41.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 200–325 CE · CP-LIB-CMA-1964-41 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1980-102-object-study Object | cma-1980-102.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 800–600 BCE · CP-LIB-CMA-1980-102 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | met-449718-object-study Object | met-449718.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 9th–10th century · CP-LIB-MET-449718 · consulted 2026-10-14 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | met-451477-object-study Object | met-451477.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 10th century · CP-LIB-MET-451477 · consulted 2026-10-14 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | met-450991-object-study Object | met-450991.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | late 17th–early 18th century · CP-LIB-MET-450991 · consulted 2026-10-14 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1948-458-object-study Object | cma-1948-458.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1100s · CP-LIB-CMA-1948-458 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1959-249-object-study Object | cma-1959-249.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 900s · CP-LIB-CMA-1959-249 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1925-1182-object-study Object | cma-1925-1182.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1100s · CP-LIB-CMA-1925-1182 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1915-589-object-study Object | cma-1915-589.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1280–1400 · CP-LIB-CMA-1915-589 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1924-742-object-study Object | cma-1924-742.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1300–1350 · CP-LIB-CMA-1924-742 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1971-84-object-study Object | cma-1971-84.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1651–52 · CP-LIB-CMA-1971-84 · consulted 2026-10-14 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | met-449585-object-study Object | met-449585.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 9th–10th century · CP-LIB-MET-449585 · consulted 2026-10-12 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | met-451061-object-study Object | met-451061.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 10th–11th century · CP-LIB-MET-451061 · consulted 2026-10-12 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | met-449532-object-study Object | met-449532.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 8th–9th century · CP-LIB-MET-449532 · consulted 2026-10-12 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | met-458906-object-study Object | met-458906.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | late 18th century · CP-LIB-MET-458906 · consulted 2026-10-12 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | cma-1933-488-object-study Object | cma-1933-488.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access; resized JPEG) | 1100s · CP-LIB-CMA-1933-488 · consulted 2026-10-12 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | Tabriz Medallion Carpet Object | 4fbf9161-45aa-44f2-9e0f-88b22f2cbbad.jpg | Arabesque Rugs (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, 2025 | Arabesque Rugs |
![]() | Khatam Inlay Box Object | WLA vanda Casket Iran.jpg | Wikipedia Loves Art participant (photographed at the V&A) | CC BY 2.5 (per Wikimedia Commons) | Taken February 2009; a museum casket, not the sample object; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Engraved Brass Vessel Object | Iran2africa-Persian-Brass-Engraving-Vase-Model-Bird-Product.jpg | Iran2Africa (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Iran2Africa |
![]() | Handwoven Termeh Cloth Object | persian-textile-termeh-full-01012.jpg | Craftestan (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Craftestan |
![]() | Qashqai Gabbeh Rug Object | RG115-Gabbeh.jpg | Dyad Artisans (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Dyad Artisans |
![]() | Haft-rang Tile Panel Object | 1915.650_web.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access) | Wall tile, Iran, 1600s, acc. 1915.650; not the sample object; watermark checked | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | Illuminated Album Page Object | main_38370236-2974-43ce-b3d2-ce360737cd88.jpg | VanArtHub (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | VanArtHub |
![]() | Kashan Silk Carpet Object | Figure1_71308e03-0ed7-49ff-b878-d30f4fa4eab3.jpg | Azimzadeh Fine Carpets (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Azimzadeh Fine Carpets |
![]() | suzan-duzi-baluch-embroidery Object | etsy-baluchi-needlework-1636962520.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Seller listing image; reuse rights not reviewed | Originally accessed 5 October 2026; rechecked 14 October 2026. Seller explicitly states hand sewing by Baloch women and girls of Iran, but also labels the product Made in Germany. Embroidery production and finished accessory assembly must not be conflated; origin not independently verified; visually checked for visible watermarking | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | suzan-duzi-baluch-embroidery Object | etsy-1636962520-detail-1.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Commercial listing photograph; reuse permission not reviewed | Consulted 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl; seller states: “All the steps of the work are completely hand-sewn and sewn by the rural women and girls of the Baloch tribe of Iran”. Listing also says “Made in Germany Product”; final assembly location and maker identity require clarification. Iranian embroidery is seller-stated, not independently verified. No visible watermark; full image retained. | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | suzan-duzi-baluch-embroidery Object | etsy-1636962520-detail-2.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Commercial listing photograph; reuse permission not reviewed | Consulted 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl; seller states: “All the steps of the work are completely hand-sewn and sewn by the rural women and girls of the Baloch tribe of Iran”. Listing also says “Made in Germany Product”; final assembly location and maker identity require clarification. Iranian embroidery is seller-stated, not independently verified. No visible watermark; full image retained. | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | suzan-duzi-baluch-embroidery Object | etsy-1636962520-detail-3.jpg | NafisAccessory (Etsy seller; photographer not stated) | Commercial listing photograph; reuse permission not reviewed | Consulted 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl; seller states: “All the steps of the work are completely hand-sewn and sewn by the rural women and girls of the Baloch tribe of Iran”. Listing also says “Made in Germany Product”; final assembly location and maker identity require clarification. Iranian embroidery is seller-stated, not independently verified. No visible watermark; full image retained. | Etsy listing 1636962520 |
![]() | Mat and basket weaving (Hasir-bafi) Craft entry | بوریابافی.jpg | Mohammadreza Farbood (Fars News Agency) | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons; bottom credit strip cropped, credit retained here) | Photographed in Zarghan, 2021; accessed 2026-11-03; shows reed (boriya) plaiting, not palm-leaf work | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Mat and basket weaving (Hasir-bafi) Craft entry | حصیر بافته شده.jpg | Mohammadreza Farbood (Fars News Agency) | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons; bottom credit strip cropped, credit retained here) | Photographed in Zarghan, 2021; accessed 2026-11-03; the Commons record describes it as boriya weaving in Zarghan | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Zilu (Meybod) Craft entry | meybod-zilu-weft.jpg | Ashkan Rahmani and Majid Reza Moghanipoor (article authors; individual photographer not separately credited) | Article published under CC BY 4.0; image-specific rights review pending. Extracted from PDF and converted from CMYK to RGB JPEG. | Figure 20a, p. 355, The Technique of Zilu Weaving in Anatolia, Caucasus and Iran. Iranian weaving section discusses Meybod; exact workshop and photograph date are not stated. Caption and absence of visible watermark checked 9 October 2026. Technique documentation, not seller inventory. | Art-Sanat 11 (2019), Istanbul University |
![]() | Zilu (Meybod) Craft entry | Persian-Zilou-1.jpg | ShopiPersia (seller; photographer not stated) | Seller listing photo; reuse rights not reviewed | Accessed 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl. Seller states: Handwoven in Meybod, Iran; cotton, 160 x 100 cm. Origin is the seller's claim, not independently verified; no visible watermark. Illustrative commercial example, not CraftPersia stock. | ShopiPersia listing DKP-3840078 |
![]() | Zilu (Meybod) Craft entry | Persian-Zilou-4.jpg | ShopiPersia (seller; photographer not stated) | Seller listing photo; reuse rights not reviewed | Accessed 14 October 2026 via Firecrawl. Seller states: Handwoven in Meybod, Iran; cotton, 160 x 100 cm. Origin is the seller's claim, not independently verified; no visible watermark. Illustrative commercial example, not CraftPersia stock. | ShopiPersia listing DKP-3840078 |
![]() | Leatherwork (Charm-duzi) Craft entry | leather-447753.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access; resized and JPEG re-encoded) | Portfolio, Iran, 18th century; catalogue medium: leather. Historical leatherwork, not a modern bag or stitching demonstration. API origin and open-access status checked 7 October 2026; no visible watermark. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Leatherwork (Charm-duzi) Craft entry | leather-445008.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access; resized and JPEG re-encoded) | Mirror Case, Iran, 17th century; catalogue medium: leather, not papier-mâché. Historical decorated leather example, not a modern product. API origin and open-access status checked 7 October 2026; no visible watermark. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Namad felt Craft entry | Farwayart-handmade-felt-rug3.jpg | Sr3207 / Farwayart | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) | Handmade felt rug described by the source as made by a Persian local artisan; accessed 2026-09-30; visually checked for watermarks | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Bakhtiari carpet Craft entry | Bakhtiari Rug West Persia ca. 1890.jpg | Unknown weaver; Wikimedia Commons photograph | Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons) | Historical Bakhtiari rug attributed to western Persia, circa 1890; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Kashan carpet Craft entry | Silk Kashan Carpet MET DT5436.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access / Wikimedia Commons) | Historical Kashan silk carpet; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | The Metropolitan Museum of Art via Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Turquoise inlay (Firuzeh-kubi) Craft entry | Firoozeh koob (cropped).png | MRG90 | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG conversion) | Iranian turquoise-inlaid metal vessels; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Giveh footwear Craft entry | Giveh-senejan.jpg | Fdmfi | CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Traditional woven footwear from Senejan, Arak; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Nain carpet Craft entry | NA'IN CARPET3.JPG | NAEINSUN | CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Nain carpet detail; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Heriz carpet Craft entry | Antique Heriz Serapi Persian Carpet.jpg | Nazmiyal | CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Antique Heriz / Serapi carpet; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Wood carving (Monabbat) Craft entry | DP-32345-001.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | Carved pearwood box, Iran, dated 1714, acc. 2023.265; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Traditional bookbinding (Sahhafi) Craft entry | sf08-124-1a.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | Tooled and gilded leather Qur'an binding, Iran, early 17th century; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Minakari enamel Craft entry | LC-TR_149ab_2018-SR1-20180416-01.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | Enamelled gold headdress ornament, Iran, 19th century; a historical enamel example, not a modern Isfahan vessel; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Kilim (Gelim) Craft entry | Qashqai Kilim 19th C.JPG | Unknown tribal weaver; photograph by auction house (per Commons) | Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons) | 19th-century Qashqai kilim; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Jajim Craft entry | craft-jajim.jpg | Shop / studio (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Example photograph, date unverified | letsgopersian.com |
![]() | Qalamkar block printing Craft entry | 1929.632_web.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access) | Printed textile, Iran, 1800s, acc. 1929.632; watermark checked | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | Qalamkar block printing Craft entry | Kalamkar-01.jpg | Wikimedia Commons contributor (per Commons record) | CC BY-SA 4.0 (per Wikimedia Commons; rights review pending) | Carved wooden printing block for cloth, Nishapur; accessed 16 October 2026; subject and watermark visually checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Qalamkar block printing Craft entry | Kalamkar-03.jpg | Wikimedia Commons contributor (per Commons record) | CC BY-SA 4.0 (per Wikimedia Commons; rights review pending) | Finished block-printed cloth with the block used to print it, Nishapur; accessed 16 October 2026; subject and watermark visually checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Qalamkar block printing Craft entry | Kalamkar-04.jpg | Wikimedia Commons contributor (per Commons record) | CC BY-SA 4.0 (per Wikimedia Commons; rights review pending) | Block printing in progress on cotton, Nishapur; accessed 16 October 2026; subject and watermark visually checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Pateh embroidery (Kerman) Craft entry | craft-pateh.jpg | Shop / studio (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Example photograph, date unverified | giftsilkroad.com |
![]() | Sermeh-duzi Craft entry | craft-sermeh-duzi.jpg | Victoria and Albert Museum | © Victoria and Albert Museum, London (re-use requires review) | Cover with couched metal-thread embroidery, 1840–1870; related technique example, not a verified sermeh-duzi attribution | Victoria and Albert Museum |
![]() | Filigree (Malileh) Craft entry | craft-malileh.jpg | Shop / studio (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Example photograph, date unverified | sermeh.net |
![]() | Moarraq tile mosaic Craft entry | 1962.23_web.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access) | Prayer niche (mihrab), ceramic mosaic, c. 1500s or mid-1900s, acc. 1962.23; watermark checked | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | Mina'i ware Craft entry | craft-minai-ware.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 / public domain (museum open access) | Mina’i ware object, museum record 1917.977 | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | Lalejin pottery Craft entry | craft-lalejin-pottery.jpg | Shop / studio (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Example photograph, date unverified | sermeh.net |
![]() | Gereh-chini lattice Craft entry | craft-gereh-chini.jpg | MOHAMMADREZA PARIROKH | CC BY-SA 4.0 (attribution and share-alike; local JPG re-encoded) | Wooden gereh-chini lattice window; see source file page | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Paper marbling (Abr-o-bad) Craft entry | craft-abr-o-bad.jpg | The Met | Public domain (museum open access) | Marbled folio, museum object 827568 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian lacquer painting Craft entry | craft-lacquer-painting.jpg | The Met | Public domain (museum open access) | Lacquer pen box, museum object 900380 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Khatamkari Craft entry | Boite khatam.jpg | Fabienkhan (Wikimedia Commons) | Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons) | 2006-05; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | Farsh Qom.JPG | Author unconfirmed; Commons attributes Fabienkhan | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Date unverified | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | 4fbf9161-45aa-44f2-9e0f-88b22f2cbbad.jpg | Arabesque Rugs (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, 2025 | Arabesque Rugs |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | Silk Kashan Carpet MET DT5436.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access / Wikimedia Commons) | Historical Kashan silk carpet; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | The Metropolitan Museum of Art via Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | NA'IN CARPET3.JPG | NAEINSUN | CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Nain carpet detail; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | Antique Heriz Serapi Persian Carpet.jpg | Nazmiyal | CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Antique Heriz / Serapi carpet; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | Bakhtiari Rug West Persia ca. 1890.jpg | Unknown weaver; Wikimedia Commons photograph | Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons) | Historical Bakhtiari rug attributed to western Persia, circa 1890; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-450716.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | probably first half 16th century · accession 46.128 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-445996.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | first half 16th century · accession 10.61.3 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-446631.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | probably late 17th–early 18th century · accession 14.40.710 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-450510.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | late 16th–early 17th century · accession 43.121.2 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-451184.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | 17th century · accession 53.214 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-447583.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | second half 18th century · accession 22.100.128 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Persian carpet Craft entry | met-446642.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | second half 16th century · accession 14.40.721 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Tabriz carpet Craft entry | 4fbf9161-45aa-44f2-9e0f-88b22f2cbbad.jpg | Arabesque Rugs (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, 2025 | Arabesque Rugs |
![]() | Termeh Craft entry | persian-textile-termeh-full-01012.jpg | Craftestan (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Craftestan |
![]() | Qalam-zani Craft entry | استاد پرورش قلم زن.jpg | Mbmasoudi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 2015-01-01 | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Qalam-zani Craft entry | Tabriz Graver 001.jpg | Jacopo188 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | 2012 (day unverified) | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian miniature Craft entry | A white-eared bulbul, signed Reza 'Abbasi, Safavid Isfahan, Iran, circa 1620.jpg | Christies.com | Public domain | circa 1620 | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Persian miniature Craft entry | A youth holding a wine cup, Safavid Isfahan, 16th century.jpg | Christies.com | Public domain | 16th century | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Nasta'liq calligraphy Craft entry | Nastaliq calligraphy, signed by Abdorrahim Esfahani, dated Dhu al-Hijjah 1304 AH.jpg | Abdorrahim Afsar Esfahani | Public domain | 1304 AH | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Haft-rang tilework Craft entry | 1915.648_web.jpg | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access) | Wall tile with a man carrying a wine bottle, Iran, 1600s, acc. 1915.648; watermark checked | Cleveland Museum of Art |
![]() | Gabbeh Craft entry | RG115-Gabbeh.jpg | Dyad Artisans (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Dyad Artisans |
![]() | Instrument making (Saz-sazi) Craft entry | Iranian tar.jpg | Photographer not stated in the Commons record | Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons) | Accessed 17 October 2026; visually checked for subject match and absence of visible watermarks | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Instrument making (Saz-sazi) Craft entry | Tar (1898) by Isfahan Khâchik, MfM.Uni-Leipzig.jpg | Thomas Quine | CC BY 2.0 (per Wikimedia Commons) | Accessed 17 October 2026; visually checked for subject match and absence of visible watermarks | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Rasht embroidery (Rasht-duzi) Craft entry | Iran, Rasht, Qajar period - Royal Tent Made for Muhammad Shah - 2014.388.tif | Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 (museum open access, via Wikimedia Commons) | Accessed 17 October 2026; converted from TIFF to JPEG; visually checked for subject match and absence of visible watermarks | Cleveland Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Blue-and-white ceramics Craft entry | Large Dish with Cranes and Cloud Bands - Sackler Museum - DSC02529.JPG | Daderot | CC0 (per Wikimedia Commons) | Accessed 17 October 2026; visually checked for subject match and absence of visible watermarks | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Stucco carving (Gach-bori) Craft entry | Monumental Seljuk stucco panel, Saveh, Iran, 12th century.jpg | Ananda Coomaraswamy (photograph of the panel) | Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons) | Accessed 17 October 2026; visually checked for subject match and absence of visible watermarks | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Inlaid metalwork Craft entry | met-449030.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | 13th century · accession 35.128a, b | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Steel openwork (Fulad-kari) Craft entry | met-786860.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | late 19th–early 20th century · accession 2018.665.1 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Illumination (Tazhib) Craft entry | met-446547.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | dated 894 AH/1488–89 CE · accession 13.228.12 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Illumination (Tazhib) Craft entry | met-451727.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | ca. 1600 · accession 63.210.21 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Jewellery and gem setting Craft entry | met-447122.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | late 18th–early 19th century · accession 20.106.2 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Jewellery and gem setting Craft entry | met-455536.jpg | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | CC0 (Met Open Access) | 11th–12th century · accession 2006.273a, b | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
![]() | Tabriz Region | 540 تبریز 98.05.21 By Majid بازار فر ش.jpg | MoradiMajid | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Tabriz bazaar interior; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Hamadan and Lalejin Region | بازار همدان.jpg | Mr.shaabani | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG re-encoded) | Hamadan bazaar carpet stalls; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Sistan & Baluchestan Region | سوزن دوزی زنان بلوچستان.png | Fatemehr8620 | CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons; JPG conversion) | Baluch embroidery textile; source does not establish maker's precise location; accessed 2026-09-30; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Isfahan Region | An old mans hand-woven carpet shop (Smithsonian Photo Contest).jpg | Maedeh Karimi (Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest) | Permission status not reviewed | Contest image, date unverified | Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest |
![]() | Shiraz Region | Bazaar de Vakil, Shiraz, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 48.jpg | Diego Delso | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 2016-09-24; watermark checked | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Kerman Region | Bazaar de Kerman, Irán, 2016-09-22, DD 37.jpg | Diego Delso | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 2016-09-22 | Wikimedia Commons |
![]() | Yazd Region | Yazd-Termeh-1.jpg | IVisitIran / Yazd Termeh workshop (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Workshop image, date unverified | IVisitIran / Yazd Termeh workshop |
![]() | Kashan Region | 628-56788-196x130-01.jpg | Nain Trading (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, date unverified | Nain Trading |
![]() | Qom Region | qom-silk-rajabian-persian-rug-1qm800008.jpg | Verna Carpets (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Listing image, 2024 | Verna Carpets |
![]() | Mashhad Region | Bazaar-Reza-in-Mashhad.jpg | SurfIran (photographer not stated) | Permission status not reviewed | Article image, 2024 | SurfIran |
![]() | fars-nomads Region | Qashqai nomad sisters weave a carpet on a floor loom near Firuzabad, Iran (14288453190).jpg | Julia Maudlin from Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA | CC BY 2.0 | Date unverified | Wikimedia Commons |




















































































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