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LURISTAN BRONZES ii. CHRONOLOGY
The first documented Luristan bronze acquired by a European museum, “a master of animals idol,” was purchased in 1854 by the British Museum. The first publication about a Luristan bronze in a scholarly journal (1918) attributed a Luristan horse bit with decorated cheek pieces to Armenia.
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GARDEN vi. IN PERSIAN ART
For the decorative arts, the “garden carpet” is the quintessential re-creation of the garden, while paintings depict the garden as a setting for events. Vegetal motifs as ornament may be understood as generic allusions to the garden. In special circumstances, these allusions may be viewed as allusions to paradise themes.