EditorialIran. Naqsh-e-Rustam. Necropolis. Sassanid period. The triumph of Shapur I (241-272) (on horseback). Shapur's victory over Roman emperors Valerian (kneeling) and Philip the Arab.
EditorialTaq-e Bostan. Large Arch of the Garden. Rock reliefs. Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran). 4th century. Detail of a figure of a man riding on a strong horse. They believe the figure is showing Khosrow Parviz over his horse named Shabdiz. He was the last g...
EditorialA diamond-shaped golden bead with four inlaid stones., Ornament, metal, gold, stone, H 2.8 cm, Parthian Period, Sassanid Period 247 BC. - 651 AD, Iran.
EditorialSilver coin jewelery in fivefold bead, incomplete. A perforation of the coin indicates that it has previously served as a pendant. The coin is a Sassanid dirhem of Khusru II (590).
EditorialPear-shaped bottle with a curved rim of thick glass with faceted oval facets. In the bottom a small hole, probably from the lathe on which the bottle is turned. The glass, originally pale greenish, is gray weathered and has here and there a chalky atta...
EditorialAn asymmetrical earthenware bowl with an extremely curved flat edge., Crockery, earthenware, H 6.5 cm, D 19.3 cm, Sassanid Period 224-651 AD, Iran.
EditorialFragment of a textile border for a cavalier's sleeves or collar of a coat. Velvet, pearls, silk embroidery. A circle of pearls encloses a winged horse; ribbons on the horse's legs and neck show the emblems of Sassanid royalty. E 29210.
EditorialTaq-e Bostan. Large Arch of the Garden. Rock reliefs. Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran). 4th century. Detail of a figure of a man riding on a strong horse. They believe the figure is showing Khosrow Parviz over his horse named Shabdiz. He was the last g...
EditorialThe treasure of Nagyszentmiklos. The gold treasure found in 1799 in Nagyszentmiklos (now Sinicolaul in Romania) consists of 23 pure gold vessels weighing a total of 10 kg. The treasure shows Central Asian, Persian-Sassanid, Greco-Roman and Byzantine in...
EditorialTaq-e Bostan. Large Arch of the Garden. Rock reliefs. Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran). 4th century. Detail of a figure of a man riding on a strong horse. They believe the figure is showing Khosrow Parviz over his horse named Shabdiz. He was the last g...
EditorialIran. Naqsh-e-Rustam. Necropolis. Sassanid period. The triumph of Shapur I (241-272) (on horseback). Shapur's victory over Roman emperors Valerian (kneeling) and Philip the Arab.
EditorialByzantine Emperor Heraclius in red cross surtout killing Sassanid Persian King Khosrau II on a bridge over the Danube. Painting on the north side of the Chancel. Handcoloured etching drawn and etched by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on the Walls of ...
EditorialByzantine Emperor Heraclius decapitating Sassanid Persian King Khosrau II. Handcoloured etching drawn and etched by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on the Walls of the Chapel of the Trinity, Stratford upon Avon, 1808.
EditorialThe treasure of Nagyszentmiklos. The gold treasure found in 1799 in Nagyszentmiklos (now Sinicolaul in Romania) consists of 23 pure gold vessels weighing a total of 10 kg. The treasure shows Central Asian, Persian-Sassanid, Greco-Roman and Byzantine in...
EditorialByzantine Emperor Heraclius in red cross surtout killing Sassanid Persian King Khosrau II on a bridge over the Danube. Painting on the north side of the Chancel. Handcoloured etching drawn and etched by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on the Walls of ...
EditorialByzantine Emperor Heraclius decapitating Sassanid Persian King Khosrau II. Handcoloured etching drawn and etched by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on the Walls of the Chapel of the Trinity, Stratford upon Avon, 1808.
EditorialIran. Naqsh-e-Rustam. Necropolis. Sassanid period. The triumph of Shapur I (241-272) (on horseback). Shapur's victory over Roman emperors Valerian (kneeling) and Philip the Arab.
EditorialTaq-e Bostan. Large Arch of the Garden. Rock reliefs. Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran). 4th century. Detail of a figure of a man riding on a strong horse. They believe the figure is showing Khosrow Parviz over his horse named Shabdiz. He was the last g...
EditorialEmperor Valerian (ca. 200-260 CE) defeated kneels in front of Sassanid King Shapur I (241 to 272 CE). After the battle of Edessa, Valerian was forced to seek terms with Shapur I. Sometime towards the end of 259, or at the beginning of 260, Valerian was...
EditorialThe third century monument showing Roman Emperor Valerian kneeling before the Sassanid King Shahpur I, who vanquished the Roman troops near Persepolis, Iran.
EditorialThe treasure of Nagyszentmiklos. The gold treasure found in 1799 in Nagyszentmiklos (now Sinicolaul in Romania) consists of 23 pure gold vessels weighing a total of 10 kg. The treasure shows Central Asian, Persian-Sassanid, Greco-Roman and Byzantine in...