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Of Temples, Towers, Altars, and Fire Worship: The Ritual Landscape at Persepolis

Sacred fire has traditionally assumed a central place in discussions of Achaemenid Persian religion. Learn about new glyptic evidence from the Persepolis Fortification Archive (dated 509–493 b.c.) for the use of fire in ritual contexts in the heart of the Persian empire. Investigate the so-called fire altars depicted both in glyphs and, more famously, on the reliefs of the royal tombs at Naqsh-i Rustam and Persepolis.











When: Fri., Dec. 14, 2012 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sacred fire has traditionally assumed a central place in discussions of Achaemenid Persian religion. Learn about new glyptic evidence from the Persepolis Fortification Archive (dated 509–493 b.c.) for the use of fire in ritual contexts in the heart of the Persian empire. Investigate the so-called fire altars depicted both in glyphs and, more famously, on the reliefs of the royal tombs at Naqsh-i Rustam and Persepolis.

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