Portraits of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib on Iranian Qajar and Pahlavi Artefacts Compared with its equivalents in historical sources

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Department of Archeology, College of Arts- New Valley University

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This research aims to study and publish a group of Artefacts bearing the Portraits of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras. The pictures executed on artistic masterpieces are similar to the descriptions that we have received from historical sources about the appearance of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib or not.
This study is based on a descriptive study of a group of applied Artefacts bearing the Portraits of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and its human drawings and decorative and inscription elements. The descriptions of the historical sources, and the content of the most important writings on these artifacts.

Research importance: study and publish a group of Artefacts bearing the Portraits of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras, and a statement whether these Portraits were similar to the descriptions we received from historical sources about the authority of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib or not.
Analysis of the content of the inscriptions on the artifacts bearing the Portraits of Imam Ali and the extent of their connection to the Shiites.
Research Methodology: Descriptive - Analytical – Comparative
This study is based on the descriptive approach of the group of Artefacts bearing the Portraits of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras, then analyzes the human drawings and written decorations of these masterpieces, and shows the extent to which these writings are related to the glorification of Imam Ali, and compare the image and appearance of Imam Ali bin Abi The executor demanded the artifacts from what came to us from the historical sources .

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