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Chalcedony cylinder seal

During the first millennium BC alphabetic scripts, written o…
Deep silver bowl

The region where this bowl is said to have been found was di…
Silver dish

Little is known of the region where this bowl is said to hav…
Agate cylinder seal

This agate cylinder seal is engraved with a scene showing th…
Blue chalcedony cylinder seal

This seal shows the varied foreign influences on the art of …
Bronze figurine of a horse and rider

This is a rare representation of a Persian horseman. He wear…
Calcite jar

This jar comes from the western part of the Achaemenid Empir…
Cast silver statuette of a bearded man, from the Oxus treasure

This statuette is part of the Oxus treasure, the most import…
Ceremonial gold scabbard from the Oxus treasure

This scabbard is part of the Oxus treasure, the most importa…
Chalcedony cylinder seal

This grey-blue chalcedony seal, purchased in 1843, shows the…
Embossed ornament in the form of a lion-griffin, from the Oxus treasure

This embossed ornament is part of the Oxus treasure, the mos…
Glazed brick relief panel

This panel is made of polychrome glazed bricks which were fo…
Gold and silver horn-shaped drinking cup

This silver and gold vessel was purchased by the archaeologi…
Gold head from the Oxus treasure

This head is part of the Oxus treasure, the most important c…
Gold jug from the Oxus treasure

This fine gold jug with a lion-headed handle is part of the …
Lion weight

This cast tin-bronze lion weight was discovered in western A…
Silver bowl

This silver bowl is decorated with hammered petals or lobes …
Silver bowl

This magnificent large silver bowl was formed by hammering a…
Silver bowl

Bowls such as this one, carinated and bearing a lotus flower…
Silver bowl with applied gold figures

This silver bowl is decorated with applied gold sheet cutout…
Stone relief from the Apadana (audience hall) at Persepolis

This broken relief shows grooms carrying saddle-cloths and w…
Stone relief showing a charioteer

This relief of a charioteer driving his horse comes from the…
Cast silver statuette from the Oxus treasure

This statuette is part of the Oxus treasure, the most import…
Fluted silver drinking horn (rhyton) with partial gilding

This elaborate silver vessel would originally have been used…
Gold griffin-headed armlet from the Oxus treasure

This gold bracelet is part of the Oxus treasure, the most im…
Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure

The Oxus Treasure is the most important surviving collection…
Gold plaque from the Oxus treasure

This embossed ornament is part of the Oxus treasure, the mos…
Stone relief from Persepolis showing a servant

This relief from Persepolis shows a servant wearing so-calle…
Stone relief from the Apadana (audience hall) at Persepolis

This broken relief from the Persian royal capital Persepolis…
Stone relief showing a sphinx

This male sphinx wears the imposing horned headdress of a di…

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