Wall decoration with geometric design ca. 6th century A.D. Sasanian Written sources describe the Taq-I Kisra, the winter palace of the Sasanian emperor Khusrau I (r. 531-79), as richly decorated with mosaics and stucco decorations. Numerous stucco fragments were recovered from the excavations around the palace area. The use of molds to create stuccos allowed for the creation of large scale repetitive patterns. This relief consisting of a geometric design of diamonds and circles was probably used as a border.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 Orient-Gesellschaft). The Metro

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Wall decoration with geometric design ca. 6th century A.D. Sasanian Written sources describe the Taq-I Kisra, the winter palace of the Sasanian emperor Khusrau I (r. 531-79), as richly decorated with mosaics and stucco decorations. Numerous stucco fragments were recovered from the excavations around the palace area. The use of molds to create stuccos allowed for the creation of large scale repetitive patterns. This relief consisting of a geometric design of diamonds and circles was probably used as a border.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 Orient-Gesellschaft). The Metro

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