Ancient Persian Gallery
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hismarmorealcalm:Mausoleum of Halikarnassos Saloon British Museum unknown date
Column capital in the shape of a man-bull hybrid, from the palace of Xerxes I (r. 486-465 BCE) at Pe
Persian electrum bracelet featuring ram’s heads at terminals, c. mid-1st millennium BCE. From Bonham
Wall panel in stucco relief from Sasanid Persia, depicting a charging bear. Artist unknown; 6th cen
Chinese axe made from Luristan (Persian) bronze, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)from the LA County Mus
museum-of-artifacts:Giant Griffin, Persian, circa 516-465 BC
Gold griffin-headed armlet from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC.Currently
Though Xerxes did not found the Achaemenid Persian Empire, he ruled it at its greatest size, and mad
NEW MAP: Europe 242: Gordian III’s Persian War ( summer 242) buff.ly/3btnyHK Pupienus and Ba
Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of Cyrus (and detail) by Peregrino da CesenaItalian, c. 1490/1510niell
Persian archer, red-figure plate removing an arrow from his quiver as he runs. Signed by the painter
archae-heart: Golestan Palace // Tehran, Iran // August 2018
ancientart: Detail from the Apadana Staircase, Persepolis, Iran. Achaemenid Persian, 6th-5th centur
alexandriad:some ancient artifacts patterns(from upper left: greek, egyptian, roman, persian)
National Archaeological Museum of Naples* Alexander Mosaic / Darius III and fleeing Persians (iirc c
Tail whipping, flinging toxic dartsThat poison blood and stop men’s hearts.Shee sees mankind&r
Sweet, the Persian savior god Mithras, the ancient god of Zoroaster, slayer of the cosmic bull, brin
Portrait of three Persian wrestlers, ca. 1890. Persian-style wrestling dates to ancient times, and i
Ancient Worlds - BBC Two Episode 2 “The Age of Iron”Greeks at warThe Greek city-sta
Granite sculpture of an ancient Egyptian man in Achaemenid Persian dress. Artist unknown; ca.
anvilofceleste:Persian Scythed ChariotsScary, but ultimately ineffective anyplace the ground was not
did-you-know: Ancient Persian engineers made their own freezers that kept ice cold - even during des
slam-ancient: Bowl, Persian, 5th–6th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Ancient Artwww.s
whencyclopedia: Ancient Persian Art and Architecture Persian art and architecture in the present day
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