The Synthesis of Form and Identity: Iranian Art in the 4th to 6th Centuries AH
By Keyvan Shovir, Artist For me, the 4th through 6th centuries AH (roughly the 10th to 12th centuries AD) aren't just dates on a...
Iranian Art and Civilization in the Early Islamic Centuries (1st–3rd Hijri)
The first centuries of Islam mark one of the most transformative chapters in the history of Iranian art and civilization. Between the 7th...
Art and Civilization of the Sasanian (ساسانی) Empire
By Keyvan Shovir The third century CE marks the rise of the Sasanian (ساسانی) dynasty, an Iranian power born in Fars. They revived the...
