Playing Cards from Iran

Âs Nas
Âs Nas type playing cards from Persia.

Âs Nas playing cards with box
Hand made cards from Persia

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Hafez Fortune Telling Cards
Fortune Tellers use the Hafez Cards by interpreting the Hāfez poems printed on the card backs when cards are selected randomly by their consultants.

Iranian Popular Art
Representing Iranian culture and history and intended for a Persian market, these playing cards were designed by V. Romanowski de Boncza, ordered by the Iranian government playing card monopoly at the time and printed by Thomas De la Rue & Co., Ltd, c.1937.

Persian Miniatures
Persian Miniatures, made in Hungary c.1990.

Qajar Dynasty playing cards
Qajar Dynasty playing cards, Iran, 19th century.

Tarot of the Thousand and One Nights (1001 Nights Tarot)
This tarot deck captures the idealised Eastern world's magic from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, blending traditional archetypes with mystery and romantic allure. It celebrates the legendary Scheherazade and Eastern mysticism.