Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Iran

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... IranPortrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on a sandy plain during the party's journey from Yisub well to Wadi Darbat. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

In the centre two men stand side by side

Further beyond small dots of vegetation grow on the crests of low dunes that stretch into the far horizon

The market stalls are set into a building and have large wooden doors

In front of the boys metal bowls

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party taking a rest in the Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis

Her merchandise is spread out on the ground in front of her

In the far distance sparse vegetation grows on a distant sand flat and low wispy clouds stretch across the sky

holding harpoons and spears

View of a crowd of people standing on a small dune in front of Al Muwaiji fort in Al Ain

He wears a patterned ghutra (headscarf) topped with an 'agal (head rope)

He is holding a length of rope and carrying a rifle

In the foreground three men stand in a well