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Ali Binandeh

Academic rank: Associate Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Art and Architecture
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Research

Title
Mannaean Art: Some Glazed Bricks from Qalaichi, Iran
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Qalaichi, Mannaean, Glazed brick, Assyrian art
Year
2017
Journal Aula Orientalis
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Researchers Ali Binandeh ، Bahman Kargar ، Behruz Khanmohamadi

Abstract

Archeological explorations of Qalaichi, which is located in northwestern Iran, have uncovered the existence of distinctive glazed bricks that were determined as belonging to the Mannaean culture. These glazed multicolor bricks were baked in different conditions and transformed into various forms. They feature combined drawings of plants, geometry, animals, humans, and mythological figures, thus making them generally comparable to bricks collected from other Assyrian sites. Given that the illustrations revolve around subjects that are similar to those appearing on Near Eastern Art, the designs of the bricks in Qalaichi can be evaluated as belonging to the first millennium B.C.]