Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Hamadan, Achaemenid decoration |
Hamadan, Achaemenid inscription A2Ha |
Hamadan, Achaemenid rhyton |
Hamadan, Achaemenid statuette of a bull |
Hamadan, Achaemenid torque |
Arrowheads from Hamadan |
Hamadan, Hegmataneh museum
I like Ecbatana (Hamadan). Once the main settlement of the Medians, it is now a large town that also happens to be the world’s French fries capital. I’ve been there five times now and I really came to love the…
Hamadan, Sasanian dish |
Hamadan, Sasanian ostracon about receiving a ration of food |
Hannaouiye, "Tomb of Hiram"
Hannaouiye: place of the so-called "Tomb of Hiram", a Persian-age funerary monument. The so-called "Tomb of Hiram" Although named after the legendary…
The so-called "Tomb of Hiram" |
Harpagus
Harpagus (Akkadian Arbaku): Median general, perhaps the "kingmaker" of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. Achaemenid nobleman Harpagus was a courtier of…