Saturday, March 28, 2020

Largest Collection of Sasanian-era Persian Silvers is in Russia

The Hermitage State Museum in Saint Petersburg holds the largest collection of Sasanian-era Persian silvers. According to Encyclopedia Iranica: "Most of these vessels come from chance finds and hoards discovered in the Kama and Ob’ basins from the 1780s." 



DERBENT / DARBAND: Ancient Persian Fortress in Russia:




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