Abbas I (1571–1629)
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British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Dominicus Custos, Schiac Appas Persiarum Rex, Atrium Heroicum, Augsburg, graphic print on paper, 18 cm x 11.6 cm, 1602; source: British Museum, registration number: 1873,0510.2788, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
This print shows Shah Abbas I (1571–1629) with moustache, large turban, and an earring. In his hand, he holds a scepter with a half moon. The illustration of the ruler comes from the Atrium Heroicum collection, which was printed in Augsburg in 1602.
Dominicus Custos, Schiac Appas Persiarum Rex, Atrium Heroicum, Augsburg, graphic print on paper, 18 cm x 11.6 cm, 1602; source: © The Trustees of the British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1873-0510-2788, 
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed / Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.
