Royal Sassanian horses from Nisan breed in the petroglyph of Shapur I, Sassanian king (239-270 AD) at Tang Chogan, Fars province.
Nisan (from Nisa region in Parthia) horse breed was one of the most robust horse breeds of ancient times. Nowadays, this breed is almost extinct.
Nisan (from Nisa region in Parthia) horse breed was one of the most robust horse breeds of ancient times. Nowadays, this breed is almost extinct.
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Achaemenid dagger, which was called Akinake, made of pure gold. Related to the time of Darius the Great (522 - 486 BC), it was discovered in the city of Hamedan (summer capital of the Achaemenids).
kept at the National Museum of Iran.
kept at the National Museum of Iran.
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A metal candlestick with embossed designs of a duck and a lion, made in the 12th century in the city of Herat in Khorasan region.
Herat was one of the most important centers of art in Iran, was separated from Iran by Britain during the Qajar era in exchange for privileges granted to the Qajar rulers.
Louvre Museum of Islamic Art, Paris.
Herat was one of the most important centers of art in Iran, was separated from Iran by Britain during the Qajar era in exchange for privileges granted to the Qajar rulers.
Louvre Museum of Islamic Art, Paris.
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The Neyshabur chess set also known as Persian chess, dates back to the 12th century.
This nearly complete chess set is one of the earliest examples in the world.
The pieces are abstract: the king is represented as a throne. The Vazir (queen) is a smaller throne. The bishop has two tusk-like protrusions. The knight has a triangular handle representing its head. The rook is a rectangle with a triangle on top. And the pawns are hemispheres facing the handle.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
This nearly complete chess set is one of the earliest examples in the world.
The pieces are abstract: the king is represented as a throne. The Vazir (queen) is a smaller throne. The bishop has two tusk-like protrusions. The knight has a triangular handle representing its head. The rook is a rectangle with a triangle on top. And the pawns are hemispheres facing the handle.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Paintings of Mount Oshida (also known as mount Khajeh), early Sasanian period.
They were part of designs of greater Hall or gallery, near the fire temple, investigated by Hertzfeld in 1925-1929 AD.
He wanted to ship these paintings from Iran to India and then to Germany. Two of these pieces sank on a ship in the Indian Ocean. Two pieces are in the Metropolitan Museum and two pieces in the National Museum of Iran.
The fate of the Berlin Museum is unknown.
They were part of designs of greater Hall or gallery, near the fire temple, investigated by Hertzfeld in 1925-1929 AD.
He wanted to ship these paintings from Iran to India and then to Germany. Two of these pieces sank on a ship in the Indian Ocean. Two pieces are in the Metropolitan Museum and two pieces in the National Museum of Iran.
The fate of the Berlin Museum is unknown.
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Part of the unique decorations on the walls of the Apadana Palace of king Darius the Great in the city of Susa,
which French took out brick by brick in the late Qajar era and transported to the Louvre Museum in France, where they were then reassembled. Each pattern measures approximately 1.5 by 2 meters.
which French took out brick by brick in the late Qajar era and transported to the Louvre Museum in France, where they were then reassembled. Each pattern measures approximately 1.5 by 2 meters.
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Rare Achaemenid coin With the face of an Achaemenid king (or satrap) on one side and a winged horse on the other.
There is no inscription on these coins to indicate whose face is depicted, But there are two clues that can guide us to his identification: These coins were minted immediately after the revolt of the Persian satraps in Anatolia, and perhaps the reason for their minting was to show the king's restoration of power over the Anatolian cities.
For this reason, there is a rush in their minting. Unlike the satraps, this person is seen with a special crown on the coin, and it can be understood that he was known enough that there was no need to introduce him in writing.
Therefore, this person is possibly the Achaemenid king “Ardashir (Artaxerxes) II".
There is no inscription on these coins to indicate whose face is depicted, But there are two clues that can guide us to his identification: These coins were minted immediately after the revolt of the Persian satraps in Anatolia, and perhaps the reason for their minting was to show the king's restoration of power over the Anatolian cities.
For this reason, there is a rush in their minting. Unlike the satraps, this person is seen with a special crown on the coin, and it can be understood that he was known enough that there was no need to introduce him in writing.
Therefore, this person is possibly the Achaemenid king “Ardashir (Artaxerxes) II".
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