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14 September 2023

Bahram Gur and the Dragon

Bahramgur

Source.

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17 June 2022

Darius the Great as Pharoah

Darius

Source.

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12 March 2020

The Impoverished Dervish of Faryab

The-impoverished-dervish-of-faryab

How to read a Savafid painting.

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02 March 2018

Bâdgir

Yazd

The Iranians figured out how to ventilate buildings a long time ago. These are bâdgir or wind towers in Yazd, Iran. Source.

Posted at 02:23 AM in Iranian Things | | Comments (0)

23 February 2018

Gold Sandwich Glass

Goldsandwich

Early Islamic gold sandwich glass vessel. Gold sandwich glass is also the secret ingredient of Byzantine mosaics. Source.

Posted at 01:33 AM in Antiquities, Iranian Things | | Comments (0)

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