The Collection
Zoroastrianism
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Tianshui Tomb: Inside a Sogdian Official’s Stone Couch
Discovered in 1982, the Tianshui tomb preserves a Sogdian official’s stone funerary couch carved with Zoroastrian fire-altar scenes in Sui China. Explore…
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Inside the Tomb of Li Dan: A Byzantine Coin in Xi’an
In 564 CE the Tomb of Li Dan buried a Gandharan Brahmin beside a Byzantine gold coin in Xi’an — discover how…
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Tomb of An Bei: Inside a Looted Sogdian Funerary Couch
Looted in 2006, the Tomb of An Bei is a 589 CE Sogdian funerary couch whose epitaph called its owner ‘no different…
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Tower of Silence Yazd
The Tower of Silence, or Dakhma, is an ancient structure with a solemn purpose nestled on the outskirts of Yazd, Iran. It…