Symbols and Flags of Iran: Slides and Commentary 1st CD Version (051513) available upon request from M. Hillmann at 3404 Perry Ln, Austin, TX, upon receipt of a blank CD and a self-addressed CD mailing envelope with postage added. 1. Title and Credits...Spring 2013 Persian Art Past and Present Class, UT Austin 2. Symbols and Flags of Iran: Statement of Presentation Scope and Aims 3. Bibliography 4. Mt. Damavand…4 images 5. Relief of Achaemenid Emperor Cyrus the Great (ruled 559-530 BCE) 6. Cyrus the Great’s Cylinder 7. Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargad 8. Relief of Achaemenid Emperor Darius the Great (ruled 522-486 BCE) 9. Farvarhar/Foruhar...4 images 10. Darius the Great Seal 1 and 2 11. Persepolis: Apadana, Stairway Façade, etc. 12. Persepolis Lions: reliefs, protoma 13. Sphinx, Susa, Darius the Great 14. Susa Lions and Gold Lions 15. Pre-Islamic Sun Images. Caption: The sun can symbolize the king and the motherland. 16. Babylonian Sun God Relief, 865-860 BCE 17. Bas Relief of the Investiture of Sasanid Emperor Ardeshir (ruled 224-42 CE) by Ahuramazda 18. Bas Relief of Sâsânid Emperor Shâpur (ruled 240/2-270/2 CE) and the Roman Emperor Valerian 19. Parthian prince’s statuary 20. Shrine to Imam Reza (d. 818) in Mashhad 21. Tomb of Ferdowsi (940-1020) at Tus, built in 1928/34 22. Tomb of Hâfez (c.1320-c.1390 in Shirâz, built in 1935 23. Ardabil Shrine Carpet (woven in 1539/40) 24. Shâh Square and Âli Qâpu Palace, Esfahân, built between xxxx-xxxx Note: Were there no new Iranian national symbols between the early 17th and the early 20th centuries? 25. Freedom Tower (1971) Tehrân...3 images 26. Kâveh Banner…4 or 5 images 27. Pazyryk Carpet and quatrefoil motif sometimes assumed a Kâveh Banner design. 29. Achaemenid State Banner and Battle Standard, 559-330 BCE 30. Parthian Standard (Parthians ruled 247 BCE-224 CE) 31. Lion and Sun Image, Ibn Balkhi Manuscript, 9th c. 32. Lion Image...from where? 33. Lion and Sun Tile, Nishâpur, 13th c. 34. Lion and sun coin, Seljuq 1240/1 35. Mughal Imperial Flag, 1526-1857, Coin of Emperor Mughal Emperor Jahângir (ruled 1605-1627) 36. Portrait of Safavid Shâh Esmâ’il (ruled 1501-24) and Shâh Esma’il’s flag 37. Gabriel, ‘Ali, Mohammad Miniature Painting 38. Portrait of Safavid Shâh Tahmasp (ruled 1524-76) and Shâh Tahmâsp’s flag 39. Safavid flag after Esmâ’il II (ruled ) 40. Portrait of Shâh ‘Abbâs the Great (ruled 1587-1629), Chehel Sotun 41. Boston Hunting Carpet Detail: King captures lion with his bare hands. 42. Safavid Lion and Sun Flag in a Drawing from Versailles, 1751 43. Samarqand lion and sun tile work, Shirdâr 1627 44. Erevan Khanate Flag 1828 45. Portrait of Nader Shah (ruled 1736-1747) and Lion and Sun Seal of Nâder Shâh 46. Portrait of Âghâ Mohammad Khân Qâjâr and Âghâ Mohammad Khân Qâjâr Coin Design 47. Fortrait of Fath ‘Ali Shâh Qâjâr (ruled 1797-1834) and Fath ‘Ali Shâh “Peace” and “War” Flags 48. Qâjâr flag, 1838 49. Nâseroddin Shâh Qâjâr (ruled 1848-1896) 50. Order of ‘Ali Order Decoration. Text/caption: Temsâl-e Amirolmo’menin [emblem of the prince of the believers (= ‘Ali) was a decoration instituted in 1856, consisting of “a medallion consisting of a miniature portrait of ‘Ali was hung around the Shah’s neck, to the accompaniment of a 120-gun salute.” Nâseroddin Shâh thereafter wore the medallion at national celebrations and other public ceremonies. 51. "Aftâb" Order Decoration. 52 “Victory comes from God and victory is near” Arabic Qâjâr banner 53. Islamic Republic “Victory comes from God and