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A House Near Ferdowsi Square
Daily Life at the Iran-Iraq War Fronts
Walking in Tehran’s Amirabad
GQ’s Persian Excursion (1969)
Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue
1920s Vintage Ads in Iranian Newspapers
Tehran Taxi in London
Shiite Mohr (Turbah)
Dave Brubeck in Abadan and Tehran
The U.S., Behind the Window (1951)

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Astrolobe, Khalili Collection

Astrolabes and Celestial Globes

Astrolabes and celestial globes were instruments of astrology that were extensively used in the Persian world to create astrological maps. Mainly made of brass they mostly had detailed astrological charts and maps on the inside and on the back.

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