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ʿEBĀDĪ, AḤMAD
(1906-1993), one of the outstanding modern masters of Persian music. He played a leading role in popularizing the setār; the appeal of his performance resulted partly from the development of a new style involving slight technical and acoustical modifications to the instrument.
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CERAMICS vii. The Bronze Age in Northwestern, Western, and Southwestern Persia
During the 3rd millennium BCE there were two major ceramic traditions in northwestern Persia, shifting ceramic traditions in central western Persia, and polychrome ware in northern Susiana.