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Fashion
Shahnameh graphic t-shirt
Zdesignzco
This graphic t-shirt features a design inspired by a story from the Shahnameh, where the legendary hero Rostam is fighting with one of his enemies.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh patchwork jacket
Bedesign
This patchwork jacket from Be Design, a Canadian clothing brand which creates pieces in the manner of traditional Persian crafts.
Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh tie
ShopiPersia · 1510
This tie features a fragment of illustration of the battle between Qaran and Barman which was painted by Mir Sayyid Ali (1510-1572) and Sultan Muhammad (d.
Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Persian Crafts Gallery
The image on the tunic was borrowed from the painting depicting Bahram Chubina slaying Sava Shah in battle.
Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh satin tie
Persis Collection
This satin tie features an image from the story of Khosrow and Shirin.
Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Studio Mitra
These handmade earrings by Mitra Amini, an artist based in Virginia US, feature images of Rostam and his men on wooden tiles coated in resin.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh watch
Jaeger-LeCoultre · 1530
This watch features a reversible face with the image ‘Rostam Pursues Akvan Div’ from the Shahnameh.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh watch
Jaeger-LeCoultre
This watch features a reversible face with an image of Zal in the Simurgh’s nest.
↳ Zāl·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh watch
Jaeger-LeCoultre
This watch features a reversible face with an image of Faridun, as a fire-breathing dragon, testing his sons’ true characters.
↳ Feridun·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh watch
Jaeger-LeCoultre · 1525
This watch features a reversible face with the image ‘Siyavash Plays Polo Before Afrasiyab’.
↳ Siyâvash·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh silk scarf
Maison Nazanin · 1970
This silk scarf features the scene ‘The Battle of Pashan Begins’.
↳ Zahhāk·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Zdesignzco
The original image borrowed to produce this T-shirt depicts Shirin visiting dying Farhad
Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh scarf
Persis Collection · 1970
This scarf is produced using the image of the illustration from the Shahnameh manuscript commissioned by Shah Tahmasp (f. 300v).
↳ Manizheh·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Various Makers
© Iamishinam
Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Vav Jewelry
These pins made of silver and enamel from Vav Jewelry depict characters from the Shahnameh.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh tote bag
Mehtin · 2015
This tote bag from Mehtin features a design showing Rostam killing the White Div, the most popular episode among illustrators of the Shahnameh in the last almost 800 years.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh shirt
Mehtin · 2015
This shirt combines the style of a Hawaiian shirt with a design depicting the most popular episode in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh “ Rostam killing the White Div.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Ador Style · 1988
The original image used for the scarf depicts the episode from the Shahnameh by Ferdowsi ‘Isfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; He must slay the Simurgh’.
↳ Simurgh·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh bag
Ador Style
This bag from Ador Style features images from the story ‘Esfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; He Must Slay the Simurgh’.
↳ Simurgh·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh pouch
Ador Style
This pouch from Ador Style features images from the story ‘Isfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; He Must Slay the Simurgh’.
↳ Simurgh·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Various Makers
© Mahmoravid
↳ Kay Kāvus·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh wearable design
Mahmoravid · 1525
These shoes feature a design with ‘Faraydun Strikes Zahhak with the Ox-headed Mace’.
↳ Zahhāk·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh Rostam earrings
Studio Mitra
These handmade earrings by Mitra Amini feature images from the Shahnameh on wooden tiles coated in resin.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
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Shahnameh earrings — Rostam & Tahmineh
Studio Mitra
These handmade earrings by Mitra Amini depict Rostam and Tahmineh, and Rostam’s horse Rakhsh.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated