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Baharestan Carpet: The Lost Masterpiece of the Sasanian Empire

Baharestan Carpet: The Lost Masterpiece of the Sasanian Empire In the annals of ancient textile art, few objects evoke as much wonder as the Baharestan Carpet. Known by various names incl...

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Sasanian Empire: The Last Great Iranian Empire of Antiquity

Sasanian Empire: The Last Great Iranian Empire of Antiquity The Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD), known in Middle Persian as Ērānšahr, represented the final peak of ancient Iranian civilizati...

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