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Word: hissar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...thriving cities where the art was fashioned-Marlik, Shapur, Kashan, Nishapur, Tepe Hissar-have crumbled into oblivion. The fabled rulers and scourges of Persia-Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan-are dust. But a woman's bronze bracelet, a golden goblet, a statue of an ibex with circleted horns remain to testify to the enduring victory that art wins over time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exhibitions: 7 Millenniums Under One Roof | 7/17/1964 | See Source »

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