Candle Holder
Coasters
Jewelry Box
24
Nov
Achaemenid Rhytons
Rhyton is a roughly conical container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation, or...
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24
Nov
Relief Of Shapur I Triumphing Over Roman Emperors
Relief of Shapur I
The triumph relief of Shapur I (r.241-272), the most famous Sasanian rock relief from Naqš-e Rustam, is very close ...
24
Nov
Shami Statue
The Shami Statue is one of the main surviving works of Parthian art. It is currently in the National Museum of Iran (Inv. no. 2401) and...
23
Nov
Darius the Great
Darius I (l. c. 550-486 BCE, r. 522-486 BCE), also known as Darius the Great, was the third Persian King of the Achaemenid Empire. His ...
23
Nov
Faravahar
The Faravahar is the best-known symbol from ancient Persia of the winged sun disk with a seated male figure in the center. It is though...
23
Nov
The Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus the Great Cylinder is the first charter of right of nations in the world. It is a baked-clay cyliner in Akkadian language wit...
