EditorialSassanian rock relief, ca, 350 AD. Relief VI. The victory of King Shapur II (r. 309-379). Detail. Soldiers next to a horse. Bishapur, Fars Province, Iran. (Old Persia).
EditorialTextile, Medium: undyed linen warp (Z2S), Z-spun wool weft with S-spun undyed linen Technique: weft-faced plain weave; slit tapestry with non-horizontal wefts, Tapestry band in Sassanian style shows two pelicans on either side of a conventionalized tre...
EditorialTextile, Medium: linen, wool Technique: plain weave with discontinuous wefts (slit tapestry) with eccentric wefts, Fragment of what may have been an all-ver pattern on a dark blue background in teh Sassanian style. A group of three plants or trees in g...
EditorialFragment, Medium: silk Technique: 2\1 twill with complementary wefts and inner warps Label: silk twill with complementary wefts, Fragment containing an incomplete roundel enclosing a pair of confronted lions. The roundel has a dentate outer border, and...
EditorialRuler: Shapur II, Sassanian King A.D. 309-379, Drachm of Shapur II, Sassanian?King , 30979, Silver, 3.735 g, 3:00, 26?mm, Made in Sassanian Empire, Sassanian, 4th?century, Numismatics.
EditorialRuler: Shapur II, Sassanian King A.D. 309-379, Mint: Persia, Coin of Shapur II, Sassanian King from?Persia, 31079, Copper, 2.69 g, 16.2?mm, Made in Persia, Persian, 4th?century, Numismatics.
EditorialRuler: Shapur II, Sassanian King A.D. 309-379, Mint: Persia, Drachm of Shapur II, Sassanian King from?Persia, 30979, Silver, 3.49 g, 3:00, 26.8?mm, Made in Persia, Persian, 4th?century, Numismatics.
EditorialRuler: Shapur II, Sassanian King A.D. 309-379, Mint: Persia, Coin of Shapur II, Sassanian King from?Persia, 31079, Copper, 3.66 g, 18?mm, Made in Persia, Persian, 4th?century, Numismatics.
EditorialTextile Fragment with an?Ibex, 6thearly 7th century?c.e., Wool, dovetailed-tapestry weave, 10 13/16 ? 14 15/16 in. (27.5 ? 38 cm), The leaping ibex on this tapestry appears to be a royal icon, so designated by his collar, with its jewels and fluttering...
EditorialSassanian rock relief, ca, 350 AD. Relief VI. The victory of King Shapur II (r. 309-379). Detail. Soldiers next to a horse. Bishapur, Fars Province, Iran. (Old Persia).
EditorialSassanian rock relief. The Investiture of Narseh receiving the ring of kingship from a female figure (divinity Aredvi Sura or Queen Shapurdokhtak), c. 293-303. Naqsh-e Rustam, Fars Province, Iran. (Ancient Persia).
Editorial? ??????, Bowl with Deer, Tang dynasty (618?907), late 8th?9th century, China, Silver with parcel gilding, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Metalwork, The main motif of this bowl, a deer with a single crown-shaped antler, is inspired ...
EditorialSassanian rock relief, ca, 350 AD. Relief VI. The victory of King Shapur II (r. 309-379). Detail. Soldiers next to a horse. Bishapur, Fars Province, Iran. (Old Persia).
EditorialSassanian rock relief. The Investiture of Narseh receiving the ring of kingship from a female figure (divinity Aredvi Sura or Queen Shapurdokhtak), c. 293-303. Naqsh-e Rustam, Fars Province, Iran. (Ancient Persia).