The art and archaeology of ancient Persia : new light on the Parthian and Sasanian empires

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The art and archaeology of ancient Persia : new light on the Parthian and Sasanian empires

edited by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Robert Hillenbrand and J.M. Rogers

I.B. Tauris : In association with the British Institute of Persian Studies, 1998

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"This volume is dedicated to the memory of Firuz Madon (1908-1997)"--proceeding

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The art of the Parthian and Sasanian empires exercised enormous influence on art and culture in the early Islamic period and its legacy has continuing relevance in modern times. Pre-Islamic stylistic developments and motifs were widely adopted in the Islamic period: traditional mosque architecture, for example, draws much from Parthian and Sasanian forms. This text brings together an international panel to assess the state of knowledge of the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sasanian empires, and their contributions cover a range of subjects relating to the art and archaeology of Iran and neighbouring countries from the 5th century BC to the 7th century AD. Previously unpublished material from excavations in Central Asia is presented, along with actual evidence of cultural continuity between ancient Persia and the modern Middle East.

Table of Contents

  • Persepolitan echoes in Sasanian architecture - did the Sasanians attempt to re-create the Achaemenid empire? Michael Roaf
  • new archaeological research in Old Nisa, 1990-1991, A. Invernizzi
  • early Parthian coins from Margiana, A.B. Nikitin
  • traces of Parthian culture in the cemetery of Tillya Tepe (Afghanistan), V. Sarianidi
  • monarchic ideas in Parthian Margiana as shown on seals, A. Bader et al
  • Shapur I in the east - reflections from his victory reliefs, Georgina Herrmann
  • the representation of foreign peoples on the rock relief Bishapur II -an iconographic and historical problem, Hubertus von Gall
  • studies in Sasanian prosopography III: Barm-i Dilak - symbolism of offering flowers, A. Shapur Shahbazi
  • Sasanian silver vessels - recent developments, P.O. Harper
  • "fire altars" and Astodans, Dietrich Huff
  • the decoration of some late Sasanian silver vessels and its subject-matter, B.I. Marshak
  • a newly located Kushano-Sasanian silver plate -the origin of the royal hunt on horseback for two male lions on "Sasanian" silver plates, Katsumi Tanabe
  • The Sasanian princes at Bamiyan, A.D.H. Bivar
  • excavations at Paikend, G.L. Semenov
  • Iranian traditions in Sogdian temple architecture, V. Shkoda
  • from Ctesiphon to Nishapur - studies in Sasanian and Islamic glass, Jens Kroger
  • carved stone from the Hadramawt in Yemen - is it Sasanian? E.J. Keall
  • Muqarnas - remarques sur la conception geometrique et les origines architecturales, H. Laleh
  • Sasanian and Achaemenid revivals in Qajar art, Judith Lerner
  • central Asia metalwork in the pre-mongol period, A.A. Ivanov
  • the repetition of compositions and the problem of the identification of artists in Persian painting, A. Adamova
  • minstrels in ancient Iran, Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
  • Sasanian motifs and early Islamic metalwork, Abdullah Ghuchani.

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