The ancient city of Qalhat is now ruined, except for a small mausoleum locally known as Bibi Mariam (which…
Sassanid Studies
This castle is constructed smartly on top of two peaks on a mountain which are 715m and 670m tall. This…
Zahhak Castle is a castle in East Azerbaijan Province, Hashtrud, Iran. It is named after Zahhak, a figure in Persian…
The depth of the wells had been decided in a way that they didn’t reach the water tables or…
Plate with king hunting rams The king as hunter had become a standard royal image on silver plates during the…
This oval seal stone is finely carved with the full-length image of a male figure of high rank; whether a…
Silver vessels counted among the Sasanian Empire’s most highly desired luxury goods. Their production continued into the Islamic period, suggesting…
Late Sasanian silver vessels, particularly bottles and ewers, often were decorated with female figures holding a variety of festal objects.…
Kings of the Sasanian period (224-651 A.D.) are almost always depicted with a sword suspended from the belt, a…
Betsy Williams, Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow, Department of Islamic Art Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Although the Sasanian (Sasanid)…
The Sasanian dynasty of Iran ruled an area from the Euphrates River to Bactria from the third century A.D. until…
Persian women were active members of their society and good fighters
The Babylonian prophet Mani founded the religion known as Manichaeism in the 3rd century AD. Scholars believe that Manichaeism was…
The art of the ancient Near East includes some of the most vivid images of animals to be found anywhere.…
Zoroastrian Architectures for the Ritual of Death Zoroastrianism traditionally conceives death as a temporary triumph of evil over…