A rare private collection on show at the Sharjah Art Museum reveals a different side of Persia.

In varying hues of black and white, a different image of Persia comes to life.

Set against monumental landscapes captured in painfully meticulous detail, Persians are dressed in flamboyant seamless costumes, the men often with pointed beards and cone-shaped turbans, and the women covered up completely or with open headscarves, showing long wavy hair and flirtatious smiles.

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