Sassanid stucco bust, discovered at Tall-e Sefidak in Iran during excavations of a Sasanian palace. The bust displays fine craftsmanship, with neatly patterned curls in the hair and beard and a carefully modeled crown and cloth. Features of the lord's crown (spherical crowns and stepped edges) and the shape of the face match it with the Middle Sassanid kings likely Shapur II (r. 309–379 CE).
National Museum of Iran, Tehran
National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Silver gilded dish, known as Anikova dish, from the 8th-10th centuries showing the Biblical siege of Jericho: Rahab helping spies, priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant with trumpets, and Joshua commanding the sun and moon to stand still.
It’s style reflects the Sassanid artwork, crafted by the Sogdian Nestorian (Christian) community which is discovered in Bolshoye Anikovskaya, Perm, Russia.
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
It’s style reflects the Sassanid artwork, crafted by the Sogdian Nestorian (Christian) community which is discovered in Bolshoye Anikovskaya, Perm, Russia.
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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Pazyryk Carpet
is the oldest known surviving pile-woven carpet in the world, dating back to the 5th century BC. This 1.8 x 2 meters carpet was discovered in 1949 in a frozen burial mound in the Pazyryk Valley of the Altai Mountains in Siberia.
Scholars associate the Pazyryk Carpet with the Saka (Scythian people), nomadic Iranian-speaking tribes of the Eurasian Steppe, who were culturally influenced by the Achaemenid Persians.
The motifs including mythical animals, horses, and elaborate borders reflect the religious beliefs, shamanic practices, and nomadic lifestyle of a Saka decorated with Aryan nationalistic symbol in center, Derafsh Kavian.
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
is the oldest known surviving pile-woven carpet in the world, dating back to the 5th century BC. This 1.8 x 2 meters carpet was discovered in 1949 in a frozen burial mound in the Pazyryk Valley of the Altai Mountains in Siberia.
Scholars associate the Pazyryk Carpet with the Saka (Scythian people), nomadic Iranian-speaking tribes of the Eurasian Steppe, who were culturally influenced by the Achaemenid Persians.
The motifs including mythical animals, horses, and elaborate borders reflect the religious beliefs, shamanic practices, and nomadic lifestyle of a Saka decorated with Aryan nationalistic symbol in center, Derafsh Kavian.
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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Bust of a Sassanid king, most likely Shapur the great from the mid-Sasanian period (3rd–4th century CE), carved from lapis lazuli.
The crown, hairstyle, and beard are typical royal iconography of the Sasanian dynasty, usually reserved for kings or high nobility and crescent and orb on the crown is a common majestic symbol in Sassanid art.
Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran
The crown, hairstyle, and beard are typical royal iconography of the Sasanian dynasty, usually reserved for kings or high nobility and crescent and orb on the crown is a common majestic symbol in Sassanid art.
Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran
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Parthian or early Sassanid era goldsmithing (Silver with gold inlays) Rhyton (c. 224 BCE- 250 CE).
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Bahdinan Gate at Amedi Citadel. Iraq, 13th century.
The Bahdinan dynasty was an Iranian (Kurdish) principality that emerged in the 12th century and lasted until the early 19th century.
The term “Bahdinan” itself likely originates from the Persian words “Bêhdîn” (بەهدین) or “Bahdîn”, which means “the land of the faithful”.
The Bahdinan dynasty was an Iranian (Kurdish) principality that emerged in the 12th century and lasted until the early 19th century.
The term “Bahdinan” itself likely originates from the Persian words “Bêhdîn” (بەهدین) or “Bahdîn”, which means “the land of the faithful”.
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Ancient figure, known as the "Oxus Lady", attributed to the Oxus culture of ancient Eastern Iran ca. 2200_1800 BC.
It is made of chlorite, limestone, and lapis lazuli and depicts what appears to be a female figure combined with a bird body.
Part of a private collection in the UK
It is made of chlorite, limestone, and lapis lazuli and depicts what appears to be a female figure combined with a bird body.
Part of a private collection in the UK
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The Khwarazmian fresco from Kazakly-Yatkan, an ancient fortress known as Akcha-Khan Kala (now in modern Uzbekistan), wrought in the 4th_3th century BCE.
This fresco is an important artifact from Khwarazm, an ancient region located near the lower Amu Darya (Oxus) River, which played a significant role in Iranian (Aryan) history.
This fresco is an important artifact from Khwarazm, an ancient region located near the lower Amu Darya (Oxus) River, which played a significant role in Iranian (Aryan) history.
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Late Sassanian amphora, discovered at a Buddhist monastery in Merv, depicts a vivid banquet scene that provides a glimpse into the elegance and opulence of noble life in ancient Iran.
National museum of Turkmenistan
National museum of Turkmenistan
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