Arts of Persia:

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Arts of Persia The Parthian Sasanian Empires
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relief from sarcophagus of Alexander the Great
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remains of Parthian Palace (1st-2nd century
AD) Hatra, Iraq from Tucker, p. 321
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Ivory drinking horns Parthian period, 2nd
century BC from Tucker, p. 235
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Tucker p. 234
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Tucker p. 322
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Tucker p. 233
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Tucker p. 321
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Tucker p. 284
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sculpture at Naksh-i-Rustam (3rd century
AD) victory of Shapur I over Emperor Valerian
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Taq-i-Bustan (late 3rd century AD) Ahura-mazda
giving crown to King Ardashir II
Taq-i-Bustan (late 3rd century AD) relief with
elephants (shows close links to India)
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Detail of ornament showing symmetry Sasanian
period
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gilt silver plate showing mythical beast
Sasanian period
partially gilded silver plate showing King
hunting Sasanian period
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gilt silver plate showing battle scene Sasanian
period 3rd century AD (from Tucker, p. 286)
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Gold necklace with turquoise garnets eagle
motifs Parthian period
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Arts of India Early Buddhism the Mauryan
Empire
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Rock-carved edicts of Ashoka Mauryan period, 3rd
century BC from Tucker, p. 200
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Great stupa at Sanchi Mauryan period
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Examples of early Buddhist symbolism 2nd-1st
century BC
Worship of tree (two examples)
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Worship of footprints
Worship of stupa
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Buddha visiting Kapilavastu 2nd-1st century BC
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The Great Departure 2nd-1st century BC