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Persian art

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People in Persia made beautiful things.

Colossal Bull Head, Iran, Persepolis, Hundred-Column Hall, Achaemenid Period, reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes I, 486-425 BC, restored limestone - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07935.JPG
Colossal Bull Head, Iran, Persepolis, Hundred-Column Hall, Achaemenid Period, reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes I, 486-425 BC, restored limestone - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07935.JPG
They made pots and bright rugs.
Hamburg MKG Safavid animal carpet.jpg
Hamburg MKG Safavid animal carpet.jpg
They also carved art into rocks.
Anubanini Rock Relief 1.jpg
Anubanini Rock Relief 1.jpg
These things show their skill. It is fun to look at them. Do you like art too?

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File:Qajari relief.jpg
Qajari relief.jpg
File:Feline incense-burner MET.jpg
Feline incense-burner MET.jpg
File:17-9 3-1964-Saltingtaeppe Photo-Pernille-Klemp-f (cropped).jpg
17-9 3-1964-Saltingtaeppe...
File:Iran, kashan, mattonella per decorazione parietale, XIII-XIV sec. 03.JPG
Iran, kashan, mattonella per decorazione...
File:Sialk pot (cropped).jpg
Sialk pot (cropped).jpg
File:Anubanini Rock Relief 1.jpg
Anubanini Rock Relief 1.jpg
File:Horse Bit Cheekpiece, about 700 BC, Luristan, Iran, bronze - Cleveland Museum of Art - DSC08162.JPG
Horse Bit Cheekpiece, about 700 BC,...
File:Colossal Bull Head, Iran, Persepolis, Hundred-Column Hall, Achaemenid Period, reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes I, 486-425 BC, restored limestone - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07935.JPG
Colossal Bull Head, Iran, Persepolis,...
File:Naghsh-e rostam, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 12.jpg
Naghsh-e rostam, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 12.jpg
File:IR04-08-23a.jpg
IR04-08-23a.jpg
File:Arm less man edit 3 (cropped).jpg
Arm less man edit 3 (cropped).jpg
File:The Colossal Statue of Shapur I.jpg
The Colossal Statue of Shapur I.jpg

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