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Nishapur

metalwork of the early Islamic period

By James W. Allan

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Publish Date

1982

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Language

eng

Pages

120

Description:

The city of Nishapur, located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance in medieval times and a flourishing center of art, crafts, and trade. This publication explores metalwork found at the site at Nishapur excavated by the Iranian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum in 1935{u2013}40 and again in 1947. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.