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... THRONES NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC GAZE. MADE WITH GOLD SHEETING AND ENCRUSTED WITH THOUSANDS OF PEARLS ; THE THRONE OF THE PERSIAN SHAH ISMAIL, CAPTURED BY SULTAN SELIM OF TURKEY AT ISPAHAN—INDIAN WORK OF THE EARLY SIXTEENTH CENTURY. v' THE THRONE OF SHAH ...
... and the East. Among these are the four thrones here illustrated, one them the enamelled and pearl-encrusted throne of the Persian Shah Ismail, which was taken by the Turks, with other booty, after the battle of Tchaldiran. Recalling a visit to the Turkish ...
... THRONE IN THE OLD SERAGLIO _ ________ THE THRONE OF A MILLION PEARLS THE PEARL-STUDDED SEAT OF ISMAIL, A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY PERSIAN SHAH. A WONDERFUL RELIC OF OLD INDIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP WAS BROUGHT BACK BY THE CONQUEROR SULTAN, SELIM. IT IS IN THE FORMER IMPERIAL ...
... THRONE IN THE OLD SERAGLIO _ ________ THE THRONE OF A MILLION PEARLS THE PEARL-STUDDED SEAT OF ISMAIL, A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY PERSIAN SHAH. A WONDERFUL RELIC OF OLD INDIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP WAS BROUGHT BACK BY THE CONQUEROR SULTAN, SELIM. IT IS IN THE FORMER IMPERIAL ...
... situated. It is this garden which yields the world-famous attar of roses, that luscious perfume which, in olden times, Persian Shahs commanded should be used exclusively in their harems. This, even to-day in India, is offered to wed- ding guests on a little ...