Prehistory
There are 280 items in Prehistory:
![]() Tall Hujayrat al-Ghuzlan, Female figurine, made of baked clay |
Tehran, National Museum
I think that one of the problems with modern museums is that they try to evoke some kind of mysterious atmosphere: in poorly-lit rooms, you can see only a couple of objects lying there, beautifully spotlighted, just looking mysterious. The…
![]() Tell Ezero, Idols from the Early Bronze Age |
Tepe Godin
Godin Tepe: Iron Age settlement in western Iran, along the road from Ecbatana to Behistun and Mesopotamia. Tepe Godin, from the southeast In…
![]() Tepe Godin, Pottery from level III |
Tepe Hesar
Tepe Hesar: settlement in northern Iran,south of the Elburz, with finds from the Chalcolithic Age to the Sasanian period. Tepe Hesar;…
![]() Tepe Hesar, Figurine |
![]() Tepe Hisar, Late Bronze Age phial |
Tepe Sialk
Tepe Sialk: one of the most important prehistoric excavations in Iran. Southern hill Situated directly southwest of moden Kashan in Iran, the…
![]() Tepe Sialk, Cup from the fourth millennium decorated with a human figure |
![]() Tepe sialk, Jar from the fourth millennium BCE, decorated with ibexes |
![]() Tepe Sialk, Northern hill |