Relief fragment ca. 6th-8th century A.D. Sasanian or Islamic The first Ctesiphon expedition, sponsored by the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft in 1928-1929, uncovered numerous stuccos ranging from the Sasanian period through the early Islamic period. In the area of Selman Pak, early Islamic houses were discovered. The stucco decorations show a continuity with the earlier Sasanian styles, with depictions of foliage and repeating patterns. This fragment of a vine and leaf pattern would likely have formed part of a border of a larger design.The city of Ctesiphon was located on the east bank of the Tigris River, 20 miles (32 km) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. It flourished for more than 800 years as the capital of the Parthians and the Sasanians, the last two dynasties to rule the ancient Near East before the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Systematic excavations in the Ctesiphon area were undertaken by an expedition in 1928-29 sponsored by the German Oriental Society (Deutsche Orie

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Relief fragment ca. 6th-8th century A.D. Sasanian or Islamic The first Ctesiphon expedition, sponsored by the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft in 1928-1929, uncovered numerous stuccos ranging from the Sasanian period through the early Islamic period. In the area of Selman Pak, early Islamic houses were discovered. The stucco decorations show a continuity with the earlier Sasanian styles, with depictions of foliage and repeating patterns. This fragment of a vine and leaf pattern would likely have formed part of a border of a larger design.The city of Ctesiphon was located on the east bank of the Tigris River, 20 miles (32 km) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. It flourished for more than 800 years as the capital of the Parthians and the Sasanians, the last two dynasties to rule the ancient Near East before the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Systematic excavations in the Ctesiphon area were undertaken by an expedition in 1928-29 sponsored by the German Oriental Society (Deutsche Orie

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