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Painted Jar

This handmade vessel has a lozenge pattern on the shoulder painted in black on a plum-red burnished surface. This type of ware and decoration are characteristic of a phase in the development of Iranian civilization on the central plateau that is often called "Cheshmeh Ali" after a site of that name near Tehran....

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PERSIAN ROUNDEL

This snarling winged lion worked in gold repoussé attests to the exceptional skill of Achaemenid goldsmiths. The back of the horned feline's body and the slender twisted cord that surrounds it bear sixteen tiny loops for attachment to a garment or textile. Greek writers often speak of the tremendous wealth of the Persians, and Herodotus writes tha...

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IRAN: Naqsh-i-Rustam - Air View.

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Persepolis Terrace

Architecture, Reliefs, And Finds "" Oriental Institute Photographic Archives. The magnificent palace complex at Persepolis was founded by Darius the Great around 518 B.C., although more than a century passed before it was finally completed. Conceived to be the seat of government for the Achaemenian kings and a center for receptions and ceremonial...

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Excavations at Chogha Bonut

Oriental Institute "" Excavations at Chogha Bonut: The Earliest Vilage in Susiana, Iran. By Abbas Alizadeh, Research Associate. The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. The University of Chicago. The political upheavals in Iran in 1978/79 interrupted the process of momentous discoveries of the beginni...

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Mamasani Archaeological Project (Iran)

The Mamasani Archaeological Project is a collaborative fieldwork expedition directed by Professor D.T. Potts (University of Sydney), Mr. K. Roustaei (2003-2005, Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research), and Mr. Alireza Asgari Chaverdi (2006-present, ICAR). The project is investigating the Mamasani district in the highlands of Fars in southwest I...

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Verjuy Mithra Temple

The Oldest Surviving Mithraist Temple in Iran. Maragheh is one of Iran's most ancient cities having its roots in legends. In the past, its suburbs were used to build temples belonging to the religion of Mithraism. One of the temples is located 4 kilometers south of Maragheh in Verjuy village. There were no signs indicating the location of the temp...

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Persian King with Spear and Bow

Persian Empire, Artaxerxes I - Darius III, c. 450 - 330 B.C., Lydia 30327. Gold daric, SGCV II 4679, choice gVF, excellent style, 8.276g, 16.6mm, obverse Bearded archer (the Great King) kneeling right holding spear and bow; reverse Oblong punch; American Numismatic Association Certifiction Service photo certificate of authenticity, dated 11-2-78...

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Eastern Porch of Darius' Palace

Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge By Soudabeh Sadigh. Following the discovery of black plinths, archeologists succeeded in pinpointing the location of the eastern porch of a palace denoted to Achaemenid King Darius the Great, found recently in Bolaghi Gorge, Fars province. In continuation of their excavations in area number 34 of the historic site of Bo...

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The Prehistoric Mound Of Tall-i-Bakun

Oriental Institute Photographic Archives. Three kilometers south of Persepolis, in the plain of Marv Dasht, lies the prehistoric site of Tall-i-Bakun, consisting of two flat hillocks. Here in 1928, Ernst Herzfeld, of the University of Berlin, decided to undertake a trial excavation of the western mound, where he had previously discovered many preh...

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