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Now on bbc news, bbc persian�*s arts reporter, maryam erfan, introduces us to epic iran. its the biggest exhibition of iranian art and culture in the uk in nearly a century. hundreds of artefacts showcasing one of the worlds great civilisations, from 5,000 years ago to the present day. 0ne absolutely spectacular piece is a little gold chariot. and youll see it consists of a lot of tiny parts which have been soldered together. its a technological masterpiece. its hosted by londons victoria and ...

The v&a collection — one of them with a very beautiful 17th—century pattern of flowering plants. but it doesnt survive as a robe of honour, it survives as a type of orthodox textile that was used by orthodox bishops in the mass. and the other example is a robe which was sent to the v&a by naser al—din shah qajar in 1876. so the ninth section of the exhibition is about the 19th century. we call it "the old and the new" because the 19th century is the tension between the kings who wanted to ...

And these were commissioned by the victoria and albert museum in the 19th century when it was collecting casts for its very famous cast forum, and so on. and theyve never actually been on display before. the third section for which i was responsible is dealing with the parthian and sasanian empires. and what i draw your attention to there is some of the magnificently—decorated silver dishes. many of them show the king hunting — but all of them show some elements of zoroastrian iconography sy...

In a very forceful way. you can call it the first great work of persian literature after the islamic conquest, when persian had begun to be written in the arabic alphabet. it preserved much of the vocabulary and grammar of middle persian, which was the language used by the sasanians. the rulers of islamic iran, from the 14th century onwards, became very interested in the shahnameh. it almost became a necessary part of the equipment of a future ruler, to be given a shahnameh, which provided as a ...

Robes of honour were either sold off because they were so valuable, or they were recycled into other objects. weve isolated two in the v&a collection — one of them with a very beautiful 17th—century pattern of flowering plants. but it doesnt survive as a robe of honour, it survives as a type of orthodox textile that was used by orthodox bishops in the mass. and the other example is a robe which was sent to the v&a by naser al—din shah oajar in 1876. so the ninth section of the exhibition i...

Is a series of plaster casts of glazed brick panels from susa that are in the louvre. and these were commissioned by the victoria and albert museum in the 19th century when it was collecting casts for its very famous cast forum, and so on. and theyve never actually been on display before. the third section for which i was responsible is dealing with the parthian and sasanian empires. and what i draw your attention to there is some of the magnificently—decorated silver dishes. many of them show...

Strictly�*s back — but theres controversy as reports suggests that two of the show�*s professional dancers are refusing to get covid jab. now on bbc news, epic iran. its the biggest exhibition of iranian art and culture in the uk in nearly a century. hundreds of artefacts showcasing one of the worlds great civilisations, from 5,000 years ago to the present day. one absolutely spectacular piece is a little gold chariot. and youll see it consists of a lot of tiny parts which have been solder...

This is a very important part of the exhibition, which links antiquity with the islamic period in a very forceful way. you can call it the first great work of persian literature after the islamic conquest, when persian had begun to be written in the arabic alphabet. it preserved much of the vocabulary and grammar of middle persian, which was the language used by the sasanians. the rulers of islamic iran, from the 14th century onwards, became very interested in the shahnameh. it almost became a n...

Ruler, the ruler had to have very large stocks of luxury textiles. because it was the custom that, when people came to court — such as an ambassador or a vizier whos done a very, very good job for the ruler — the ruler would present them with a special robe which would be placed over their shoulder. robes of honour were either sold off because they were so valuable, or they were recycled into other objects. weve isolated two in the v&a collection — one of them with a very beautiful 17th—...

Which was the language used by the sasanians. the rulers of islamic iran, from the 14th century onwards, became very interested in the shahnameh. it almost became a necessary part of the equipment of a future ruler, to be given a shahnameh, which provided as a model for the kings of the present based on what had happened in the past. and of course, at the same time, it preserved of the ideas of iran as a country with an enormously long history. in the 19th century, the v&a began to collect evide...