The SIE logo

• Societas: Golden vessel with bulls in relief, Achaemenian period (5th - 4th century B.C.), Tehran, Reza Abbasi Museum.
  It symbolizes the ancient and middle Iranian studies and the material culture.
  
• Iranologica: The Divan of Hafez (Shiraz, dead 1388-9 A.D./791 A.H.) calligraphied by Habibollah Nuri, 1278 A.H./1861-2 A.D., Tehran, Reza Abbasi Museum.
  The Divan of Hafez calligraphied in Shekasteh script. The frontispiece and the two opening pages of the book are illuminated and leafgilded. All the pages are framed in gold. The book end with an anthology of quatrains. The cover is laquered and decorated with a pattern of small flowers. [from a postcard of the Museum]
  It symbolizes the classical Persian studies and the textual sources.
  
• Europća: The Azadi Tower in Tehran.
  Azadi Tower is the most famous monument in Iran. It is located in the west side of the capital city, Tehran. The height of this monument is 58 meters. The monument was built in 1972 (1351) and was first called Shahyad tower but after revolution the name has been changed to Azadi (Freedom). The square around this monument is the largest in Iran. It is also somewhat called the gate of the capital city Tehran. The architecture of this monument is combination of traditional art of buildings in Iran and modern west architecture. [from <http://payamix.gq.nu/shahyad/shahyad.htm>]
  It symbolizes the contemporary period and the architecture.
  

The starred fill of the initial letters comes from the apse mosaic of the Archbishop Andrea's palace chapel in Ravenna.

The pencilled version of the SIE logo is due to the skilful hand of Anna Maria Cosmi, an Italian graphic designer.

The logo of the 2003 conference was inspired by the mosaic of the Magi in the church of St. Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna. The three Wise Men bring the initial letters of the Societas towards the star symbolizing the Orient.