Persian Empire Gallery

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Alex Doesn’t Give a Fuck,According to legend, the Gordian Knot was a large mass of knotted ropes att
ancientpeoples:Head of a kingIran, Sasanian period, ca. 4th centurySilver with mercury gilding, 15 ¾
artinparsi:Horse head, gilded silver, 4th century AD, Sassanid art. Found in Kerman, Iran.
Humiliation of Emperor Valerian by the Persian King Sapor, Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1521
Stabbed by a Persian assassin, the second caliph Umar died from his wounds after three days. He had
“Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Tripylon (Council Hall), Main Hall, West Jamb of Southern Doorway:
The Cat Army of Cambyses — How the Ancient Egyptians Were Conquered by Cats in 525 BC.Dedicate
Eugène Flandin (1803–1876)Vue de Persepolis , 1841
Gilded silver plate from the Sasanian Empire, depicting youths with winged horses.  The iconography
Detail of Shirin, Queen of the Sassanian Empire, bathing. The hooves of the horse of King Khosrow ca
“Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Throne Hall, Southern Wall, West Jamb of Western Doorway: View of
Gold daric of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, showing a king or hero with bow and spear.  Artist unkn
The Ghost of Darius Appears to Atossa, George Romney (1734-1802)
Magnanimity of Alexander the Great (Marquee of Darius) after Charles LeBrun1670sline engravingState
Repost @joobinbekhrad・・・Check out my BBC piece from March about the ongoing ‘Rose Empire’ exhibition
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
Wall panel in stucco relief from Sasanid Persia, depicting a charging bear.  Artist unknown; 6th cen
thedoppelganger:Bear Paw Armor Cuprum Arm Guard, Indo Persian Islamic Empire Dynasty
Though Xerxes did not found the Achaemenid Persian Empire, he ruled it at its greatest size, and mad
Persian gold earrings, dated to the 11th century CE. Source: Bonhams.
Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of Cyrus (and detail) by Peregrino da CesenaItalian, c. 1490/1510niell
Iran, Shiraz, Masjed-e Nasir-al-Mulk (Nasir al-Mulk Mosque), Islamic Architecture by MY2200 on Flick
Iran, Yazd, Islamic Architecture on Masjed-e Jameh by MY2200 on Flickr.
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