Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World monet “[An] exquisite book

“[An] exquisite book

and cult practices

with a hand-poured candle

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and results of a collaborative project of the Getty Conservation Institute and Winterthur Museum

Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World monet “[An] exquisite bookEdited by Matthew P. Canepa A cutting edge analysis of 2,500 years of Persian visual, architectural, and material cultures of power and their role in connecting the world. With the rise of the Achaemenid Empire (550330 BCE), Persian institutions of kingship became the model for legitimacy, authority, and prestige across three continents. Despite enormous upheavals, Iranian visual and political cultures connected an ever wider swath of Afro Eurasia