The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Persia

New Light on the Parthian and Sasanian Empires

• Author(s): Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Robert Hillenbrand, J. M. Rogers,
• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Pages: 191
• ISBN_10: 1860640451
  ISBN_13: 9781860640452
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / History / General , Art / History / Ancient & Classical , Art / Middle Eastern , Social Science / Archaeology , Social Science / Islamic Studies ,

Description:... The art of the Parthian and Sasanian empires exercised enormous influence on art and culture in the early Islamic period and its legacy has continuing relevance in modern times. Pre-Islamic stylistic developments and motifs were widely adopted in the Islamic period: traditional mosque architecture, for example, draws much from Parthian and Sasanian forms.