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Persian ewer, dating back to the Seljuq era of the 13th century CE. Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.

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#History #Persian #West Virginia #Huntington #Medieval #Pottery #Museums #Archaeology

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Glazed bricks depicting a Persian archer, dating back to around 510 BCE, from the city of Susa in the Achaemenid Empire. This glazed brick bas-relief style was perfected in Babylon, and even the Foundation Charter of the Susa palace states that the baked bricks at the palace were the work of the Babylonians. Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.  

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#History #Persian #Babylon #UAE #Louvre #Abu Dhabi #Museums #Archaeology #Archery

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Detail of a Persian stone relief, dating back to 500-400 BCE. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.

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#History #Persian #Norfolk #Virginia #Museums #Photography #Archaeology

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Assyrian alabaster relief of an Eagle-Headed Winged Figure from the ancient city of Nimrud, dating back to the 9th century BCE. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

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#History #Assyrian #Mesopotamia #Berlin #Germany #Pergamon #Museums #Archaeology #Photography

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Sumerian foundation figure, dating back to the Early Dynastic period around 2900–2350 BCE. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

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#History #Sumerian #Mesopotamia #Berlin #Germany #Cuneiform #Pergamon #Museums #Archaeology

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Persian ewer with human and animal figures and calligraphy inscriptions, dating back to the 17th century CE. Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.

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#History #Persian #Calligraphy #West Virginia #Huntington #Museums #Archaeology

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Fragment of a Persian carpet depicting lions and other animals. The knotted wool carpet was probably made in Herat in the Safavid Empire around 1500-1600 CE. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.

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#History #Persian #Norfolk #Virginia #Museums #Archaeology #Lions

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Persian panel of glazed tiles from the 17th century EC. Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.

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Medieval Persian pottery bowl from the Ilkhanid period, dating back to 1250-1350 CE. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.

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#History #Medieval #Persian #Norfolk #Virginia #Museum #Pottery #Archaeology

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Persian pottery dish, dating back to 1500-1600 CE. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.

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#History #Persian #Norfolk #Virginia #Museums #Pottery #Archaeology

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Persian glazed bottle with calligraphy and floral motifs, dating back to 12th-13th century CE, from the Keir Collection of Islamic Art. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX.  

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#History #Persian #Dallas #Texas #Museums #Medieval #Archaeology

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Assyrian sculpture of a tribute bearer, dating back to 9th century BCE. The alabaster bas-relief was discovered in the Assyrian city of Nimrud. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

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#History #Mesopotamia #Assyrian #Berlin #Pergamon #Germany #Museums #Archaeology

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A Bronze Age Sumerian figurine of a standing female worshiper, dating back to the early dynastic Sumerian period around 2600 BCE. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

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#History #Sumerian #Bronze Age #Mesopotamia #Berlin #Germany #Museums #Pergamon #Archaeology #Photography

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Persian jug with painted bands of calligraphy and foliage from the city of Nishapur, dating back to 10th-12th centuries CE. Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.

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#History #Persian #Museums #West Virginia #Huntington #Calligraphy #Pottery #Medieval #Archaeology

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Detail of a temple wall from the Sumerian city of Uruk in Mesopotamia. The temple that dates back to the late 15th century BCE was dedicated to worshiping the Sumerian goddess Inanna, known as the Lady of Heaven. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

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#History #Mesopotamia #Uruk #Museums #Sumerian #Berlin #Germany #Pergamon #Archaeology #Photography

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The human-headed Lamassu from the city of Nimrud, dating back to 883-859 BCE. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY. 

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Mesopotamian brass ewer, dating back to the Early Middle Ages (7th-8th CE) from the Keir Collection of Islamic Art. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX.   

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#History #Mesopotamia #Dallas #Texas #Museums #Medieval #Archaeology