Nasser Khalili
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Sir Nasser David Khalili KCSS PhD is a British-Iranian scholar, collector, and philanthropist based in London. Born in Iran and educated at Queens College, City University of New York and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, he is a naturalised
British citizen.
Folio from the exemplar of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh made for Shah Tahmasp I; Tabriz, Iran, 1520–1550, now in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
Incense Burner (Koro), Japan, 1890 from the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art
Kimono for a Young Woman (Furisode), Japan, 1912–1926. From the collection of Kimono
Enamelled carriage owned by Bhavsinhji II, Maharaja of Bhavnagar, now in the Khalili Collection of Enamels of the World
Order of St. Sylvester
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The Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester, sometimes referred to as the Sylvestrine Order, or the Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester, is one of five orders of knighthood awarded directly by the Pope as Supreme Pontiff and head of the Catholic Church and as the Head of State of Vatican City. It is intended to honour Catholic laypeople who are actively involved in the life of the Church, particularly as it is exemplified in the exercise of their professional duties and mastership of the different arts.
Knight's cross of the Order of St. Sylvester
Golden Chain of the Order of Saint Sylvester and the Golden Militia prior to 1905.
U.S. President Barack Obama escorted through the Clementine Hall by papal gentlemen wearing the insignia of Knight Grand Cross, 2009