Iran

Five thousand years of Persia, from the Luristan bronzes and the terraces of Persepolis to the war and the protests of 2026. Carpets, miniatures and Sasanian silver; the radif and the Tehran pop of the 1970s; Kiarostami and the New Wave; fire temples, Friday mosques, Armenian churches and synagogues; the Qashqai and Bakhtiari migrations; Nowruz; the kitchens and the bakery ovens; and the three revolutions, in 1906, 1953 and 1979. Most of it was found in Persian, because the English-language record of Iran is not the same country.

A chronological documentary of 1,906 moments spanning 4000 BC–2026 on Loreline.

Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-09-20

1. 4000 BC - Nesting Quail Stamp Seal. 4000 BC.
2. 3000 BC - Pot. 3000 BC, under Luristan.
3. 3000 BC - Pot (2 of 2). Pot, ceramic, earthenware, made in Luristan, Iran, around 3000 BC, under Luristan.
4. 3000 BC - Cup. 3000 BC, under Luristan.
5. 2000 BC - Cotter Pin for Chariot. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
6. 2000 BC - Domestic Axe-Head. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
7. 2000 BC - Cylinder with a ritual scene. 2000 BC.
8. 2000 BC - Sword. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
9. 2000 BC - Sword Handle. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
10. 2000 BC - Axe-Head with Four Picks. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
11. 2000 BC - Necklace or Torque. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
12. 2000 BC - Sword Blade. 2000 BC, under Luristan.
13. 1500 BC - Composite Lion and Bull. 1500 BC.
14. 1200 BC - "Bear-Woman" Vessel. 1200 BC.
15. 1100 BC - Ibex Whetstone Handle. 1100 BC, under Luristan.
16. 1100 BC - Lion Hunting Cup. 1100 BC, under the Amlash region.
17. 1100 BC - Beaker. 1100 BC.
18. 1000 BC - Decorated Cylinder. 1000 BC.
19. 1000 BC - Red-Burnished Jug. 1000 BC, under the Amlash region.
20. 1000 BC - Jug. 1000 BC, under the Amlash region.
21. 1000 BC - Rhyton. 1000 BC, under the Amlash region.
22. 1000 BC - Lion Plaque. 1000 BC.
23. 1000 BC - Crescent Axe Head. 1000 BC, under the Amlash region.
24. 1000 BC - Spouted Zebu Vessel. 1000 BC.
25. 1000 BC - Votive Pin. 1000 BC, under Luristan.
26. 900 BC - Hero and Animal Combat Beaker. 900 BC, under Luristan.
27. 900 BC - Button-Based Situlas. 900 BC, under Luristan.
28. 900 BC - Button-Based Situla (2 of 2). Button-Based Situla, metalwork, bronze, repoussé, punched, incised, made in Luristan, Iran, around 900 BC, under Luristan.
29. 900 BC - Button-Based Situla. 900 BC, under Luristan.
30. 800 BC - Votive Pin with Decorated Disc. 800 BC, under Luristan.
31. 800 BC - Three-Part Pitcher. 800 BC, under Luristan.
32. 800 BC - Figurine. 800 BC, under the Amlash region.
33. 800 BC - Axel Shaft Cup. 800 BC, under Luristan.
34. 800 BC - Horse Bit with Winged Ibex Cheekpieces. 800 BC, under Luristan.
35. 700 BC - Ibex Standard Finial. 700 BC, under Luristan.
36. 700 BC - Master of Animals Cheekpiece. 700 BC, under Luristan.
37. 700 BC - Stamp seal (scaraboid with pointed top) with plant. (quartz), made in Iran, in the 8th century BC.
38. 600 BC - Stamp seal (2 of 14). Stamp seal, stamp seal, chalcedony, blue, made in Iran, in the 7th century BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
39. 600 BC - Fibula. 600 BC.
40. 600 BC - Stamp seal. 7th century BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
41. 600 BC - Ram-Head Drinking Vessel. 600 BC, under Median Iran.
42. 550 BC - Arrow Point (2 of 2). Arrow Point, metalwork, bronze, made in Iran, around 550 BC.
43. 550 BC - Arrow Point. 550 BC.
44. 525 BC - Ibex-Head Ornament. 525 BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
45. 500 BC - Lion's Head. 500 BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
46. 500 BC - Median Lion Strangler. 500 BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
47. 500 BC - Ibex Bracelet Terminal. 500 BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
48. 500 BC - Stamp seal (3 of 14). Stamp seal, stamp seal, sard, red-brown, made in Iran, around 500 BC.
49. 486 BC - Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Palace of Xerxes: "Guardsman" in Procession. 486 BC, under the Achaemenid empire.
50. 400 BC - Stag Bridle Ornament. 400 BC.

…and 1,856 more moments.

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