Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World hawke Eighty-six near-life-size figures of the

Eighty-six near-life-size figures of the male ancestors of Christ once looked down on the choir and eastern extension of the medieval cathedral and priory church of Canterbury

This volume accompanied an exhibition on view at the Getty Research Institute at the Getty Center June 26 to October 28

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Francesco Siravo is an eminent Italian architect specializing in historic preservation and town planning

Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World hawke Eighty-six near-life-size figures of theEdited by Matthew P. Canepa A cutting edge analysis of 2,500 years of Persian visual, architectural, and material cultures of power and their role in connecting the world. With the rise of the Achaemenid Empire (550330 BCE), Persian institutions of kingship became the model for legitimacy, authority, and prestige across three continents. Despite enormous upheavals, Iranian visual and political cultures connected an ever wider swath of Afro Eurasia