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BEYOND THE DIGRESSION: AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS ON THE PERSIANS
Ammianus Marcellinus’ information and knowledge of the Sasanian Persians is often criticised for being stereotypical and reliant on traditional tropes and ideas.
Craig Morley
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Effect of Sasanian Motifs in Carved Decoration of the Aghtamar Holy Cross church [PDF]
Gagik king built the church in 10th century AD in the Aghtamar Island in turkey called holy cross. It was a unique example in the Christian art and one of the unique masterpieces churches in Armenian style.
Mahtab Mobini
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Khosrow II (r. 590–628 CE) was the last great Sasanian king who took the throne with the help of the Romans and broke with dynastic religious preferences as he became married to a Christian empress.
Mahdi Motamedmanesh, Samira Royan
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A Sasanian Hoard from Dushanbe
The present paper analyses a hoard of Sasanian drachms which was found in 1950 in Dushanbe.
Abduvali Sharipov +4 more
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Dating of Three Sasanian Bowls from the National Museum of Iran
Three Sasanian Silver Bowls at the National Museum of Iran, known collectively as the “dancer-musician scenes,” have been considered as one of the museum’s most iconic works for the past 70 years. Only bowl No.
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh, Shiba Khadir
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Advanced synchrotron‐radiation‐based imaging and spectroscopic techniques were used to investigate the distribution and nature of mercury in numismatic artifacts, with a particular focus on its role in historical counterfeiting practices.This study explores the use of advanced synchrotron radiation (SR)‐based imaging and spectroscopic techniques to ...
Simona Raneri +4 more
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ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg +3 more
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A note on sasanian-buddhist object of Gyeongju National Museum
A note on sasanian-buddhist object of Gyeongju National Museum Although Korean and late Sasanian texts are silent about mutual relations, archaeological evidences provide a different perspective.
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw +5 more
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State and aristocracy in the Sasanian Empire [PDF]
This thesis aims to consider the competing visions of Sasanian Iran advanced by Arthur Christensen in ‘L’Iran sous les Sassanides’ (1944) and Parvaneh Pourshariati in ‘Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire’ (2008), discuss the relevant evidence in ...
Bagot, David John
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