Like strolling but about a fairytale bazar inwards Isfahan in addition to coming across the almost exclusive trade - visitors of the major archaeological exhibition Iran – Cradle of Civilisation volition detect themselves oculus to oculus alongside but about 2 hundred unique finds from Iran. Cuneiform clay tablets, gilded beakers in addition to ornaments, bronze weapons in addition to beautifully painted ceramics volition require y'all through the history of ane of the oldest in addition to almost interesting cultures inwards the world.
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| Gold rhyton, 500 – 450 BC, Hamadan. Collection of the National Museum of Iran, Tehran. [Credit: Neda Hossein Tehrani & Nima Mohammadi Fakoorzadeh] |
Iran – Cradle of Civilisation volition accept y'all on a journeying through Iran’s cultural history spanning a staggeringly long catamenia from 10.000 BC until AD 1700. From the rattling start - the earliest evolution of agriculture in addition to livestock farming - to the civilisation of the Elamites, the Western Farsi Empire in addition to the Islamic period.
The Drents Museum volition survive presenting masterpieces from all those dissimilar periods from diverse findspots inwards Islamic Republic of Iran in addition to on loan from the National Museum of Islamic Republic of Iran inwards Tehran. These treasures cause got long been hidden from the Western world. Many of them cause got never been exhibited inwards the Netherlands before, in addition to cause got fifty-fifty never been on exhibit exterior Islamic Republic of Iran before.
The Western Farsi Empire
One past times ane the exhibited objects volition illustrate the highly developed culture, refinement in addition to wealth of the successive Iranian kingdoms. The powerful Western Farsi Empire (559-330 BC), larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expanse, volition characteristic prominently inwards the exhibition. It is symbolised past times the enormous victory relief dating from but about 520 BC that King Darius I had carved inwards a 66-metre high stone at Behistun, along the ancient caravan road from Babylon to Central Asia. With its inscriptions inwards 3 languages (Elamite, Old Western Farsi in addition to Babylonian) it magically records the foundation of the novel Western Farsi Empire. H5N1 life-size re-create of this relief mensuration xv x vi metres volition survive on exhibit at the exhibition.
Iran – Cradle of Civilisation is the latest inwards a serial of major international archaeological exhibitions alongside which the Drents Museum aims to distinguish itself. WBOOKS volition survive publishing a lavishly illustrated majority to accompany the exhibition. The book, which volition toll € 24.95, volition survive on sale at the museum shop.
The exhibition volition run until xviii November, 2018.
Source: Drents Museum [June 28, 2018]
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