Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World hawke This volume accompanied an exhibition

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

John Wilton-Ely is professor emeritus in the history of art at the University of Hull

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Persian Cultures of Power and the Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World hawke This volume accompanied an exhibitionEdited 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