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JEWELRY FASHION HOME DECOR TRADITIONAL ART

Persian Art & Culture Blog

Whole and opened pomegranates, a bowl of seeds, nuts, tea and candles on a Yalda Night table

Why Pomegranates Belong on the Yalda Table and How to Serve Them

Rough natural turquoise with pyrite on linen next to a Persis Collection gold plated Neyshabur turquoise pendant

Neyshabur Turquoise: How to Recognise Genuine Persian Turquoise

Traditional Persian clothing laid on the stone steps of Persepolis: a pleated skirt with a Persepolis print, a Bakhtiari chogha cloak with white shirt, black trousers, felt hat and giveh shoes, and a red embroidered women's dress with green bodice and gold headpiece

Ancient Persian Clothing: What the Achaemenids and Sassanids Wore

Anahita seated beside a river below the Naqsh-e Rostam relief of King Narseh receiving the ring of kingship, an illustration of the Abangan festival

What Is Abangan? The Zoroastrian Festival Honouring Anahita and Water

Aineh Kari mirror mosaic covering the walls and ceiling of the main hall of Emarat-e Badgir at Golestan Palace in Tehran

Aineh Kari: The Persian Art of Mirror Mosaic Explained

The ancient Cyrus Cylinder displayed at the British Museum in London, showing its Akkadian cuneiform inscription and damaged clay surface.

The Cyrus Cylinder Explained: What It Says and Why It Matters

Hand-engraved brass Persepolis electric samovar with its teapot on top and two glasses of Persian tea on a wooden table

How to Make Persian Tea in a Samovar: Electric and Traditional Methods

Persian edition of The Blind Owl (Boof-e-Koor) by Sadegh Hedayat on a wooden desk beside a painted qalamdan

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat Explained: Summary, Ending and Meaning

Woman measuring her ring size at home with a tailor's tape measure wrapped around her finger, next to a handmade Persian turquoise ring and a brass ruler on linen

How to Measure Your Ring Size at Home: Three Simple Methods

Leather bound Avesta book in Persian by Ahmad Nouri on a walnut table with a Termeh cloth in a traditional Iranian room

The Avesta in English: Which Translation Should You Read?