Iran/Persia: A ceramic tile with two rabbits, two snakes and a tortoise. Illustration from Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 1537-1538 CE). Earthenware, molded and underglaze-painted decoration, 19th century Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283), was a Persian physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer.

---

Size: 4200px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, abu, al-makhlugat, al-mawjudat, al-qazwini, alaib, animal, art, arts, asia, asian, aspects, beings, central, century, ceramic, ceramics, created, decoration, earthernware, east, eastern, existing, historical, history, ibn, image, images, iran, iranian, islamic, marvels, middle, miraculous, muhammad, natural, painting, paintings, persia, persian, pictures, pottery, rabbit, reptile, science, serpent, snake, strange, tile, tortoise, turtle, wa-gharaib, yahya, zakariya