Historians of Iranさんのイラストまとめ

To drink: wine, naturally.

There were two types of #Sogdian wine with different words, but their differences aren’t known. Sogdian wine was known to be very potent, which is I guess why many silver cups are basically shot glasses.

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THREAD

DIADEMS IN SOGDIANA AND TOKHARISTAN 👑

Image: my replica of the Jiulongshang crown + original, found in Western #China. To read more: https://t.co/N4MMrVCpVw

~NA

One of the most famous mystics and poets, Hafez lived in the 14th C. Beloved even today, Hafez’s poetry took on the reputation of foretelling the future after his death.

A thread on fāl-e Ḥāfeẓ and divination/fortune-telling- @aaolomi

Excavations in the 1930s recovered fragments of the gleaming mosaics which would have decorated the palace at Ctesiphon when it was built, like this one now in the @metmuseum
#HistoriansOfIran
-kf

Thread 2a: Muslim communities in China 10th-14th c.
So, after 879, the link between Chinese ports and the M. East becomes more indirect. A large Muslim community forms in Quanzhou, which becomes a major maritime emporium 1/2-way btwn Guangzhou and Hangzhou (near Shanghai).

Already #Texier did notice interesting holes on some stone facades at #Persepolis. You can see them today, too, when you look closer at some of the ruler's images. These were originally filled with materials, even gold. Part of Persepolitan #Polychromy. Thread @Dr_Alex_Nagel ~an

Naqsh-e Rustam, #Iran, where the legacy of Darius & his family is still alive. Among the first to see traces of paint was F. Houssay (1860-1920). Read "#Color and #Gilding in #Achaemenid Architecture & Sculpture" (2013) Images: Colleagues in Iran & me. -an https://t.co/Xm1omf5brY