Estanbul 2010

Ten Thousand Years of Iran’s Civilization exhibition will reveal especially the collections pertaining to Iranian civilization which have not been exhibited in Turkey before.

Ten Thousand Years of Iran’s Civilization exhibition will feature artifacts from Topkapi Palace Museum and National Museum of Iran as well as collections from Istanbul Archeology Museum, Sadberk Hanim Museum and the Military Museum of Istanbul.

Some of the artifacts to be displayed:

Majmuah
Timuri-Shiraz, dated Muharram 801 (September 1398)
Istanbul Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Inventory No: 1950

Tankard
Timuri, circa 1460
Istanbul Topkapi Palace Museum, Inventory No: 2/2149

Crescent Topper
Safavid, 16th-17th Century
Istanbul Topkapi Palace Museum, Inventory No: 1/655

Plate with Hunting Scene
Sassanid, 379-383
National Museum of Iran Inventory No: 1275

For more you can visit Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency