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Arched Panel of Wrought Iron Ornament
Drawing; Ornament and architecture, second half 19th century by Anonymous, British, 19th century
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Arched Panel of Wrought Iron Ornament
Drawing; Ornament and architecture, second half 19th century by Anonymous, British, 19th century
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Arched Panel of Wrought Iron Ornament
Drawing; Ornament and architecture, second half 19th century by Anonymous, British, 19th century
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Arched Panel of Wrought Iron Ornament
Drawing; Ornament and architecture, second half 19th century by Anonymous, British, 19th century
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Fragment of a dish, 11th–12th century
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Riding Boots, American, 1830s
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Name of Iranian city ‘Shiraz’ identified on 1800-year-old Sassanid clay seal
Archaeologists have identified the name “Shiraz” inscribed in Pahlavi script on a clay sealing dating back to the Sassanid era. This ancient city, located approximately 60 kilometers south of Persepolis, once served as the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/name-of-iranian-city-identified-on-sassanid-clay-seal/
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#archaeology #achaemenid #AncientIran #Sasanian #qasreabunasr #shiraz #metmuseum
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In 1342, the Franciscan John of Marignolli, as papal nuncio, presented a horse to the Emperor of China.
A talk by Nancy Wu, Educator Emerita of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, promises to range over 1,300 years from Avignon to Xanadu: https://www.medievalart.org/icma-news/icma-annual-idea-lecture-by-nancy-wu-john-of-marignolli-the-tribute-horse-and-east-west-encounters-in-the-fourteenth-century-monday-17-april-2023-in-person-and-online-register-today
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