Mary Loosemore: Tehran traffic
Mary Loosemore: View of north Tehran, the Telecom tower and the Alborz Mountains from my hotel room
Mary Loosemore: My hotel room at the Laleh hotel
Mary Loosemore: Mesopotamian pottery, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Mithras bull statue, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Laws of Hammurabi stele (replica), National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Laws of Hammurabi stele (replica) (close up), National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Laws of Hammurabi stele (replica) (top), National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Bronze plaque with Gilgamesh motif, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Darius holds court - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Darius's courtiers, head of the army and chief priest - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Chief architecht approaches Darius at court - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Medean bodyguards at court - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Headless statue of Darius, from Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Inscription by Xerxes, cuneform, from Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Replica of bull's head capital for columns at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Farsi inscription at the entrance to the National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Mary Loosemore: Persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (1)
Mary Loosemore: Persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (2)
Mary Loosemore: Zodiac motif persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (3)
Mary Loosemore: Shah Abbas (with a fine moustache) persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (4)
Mary Loosemore: Borj-e Milad - Tehran's telecom tower, with the Alborz mountains in the background
Mary Loosemore: Fruitseller stall, just off the motorway from Tehran to Hamadan
Mary Loosemore: Futuristic power station, just off the motorway from Tehran to Hamadan
Mary Loosemore: Tea sellers with tea kettle, at our tea stop on the road to Hamadan
Mary Loosemore: Mehran makes a call / View from the tea stop on the road to Hamadan
Mary Loosemore: The tea house on the way to Hamadan
Mary Loosemore: That's snow in them thar hills
Mary Loosemore: Petrol station with a message at the lunch stop en route to Hamadan
Mary Loosemore: USD 100 chocolate bar, imported from Turkey