Subject Index: Figure, Mythological, West Asia

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Works of Art (4) The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25, Iran, Tabriz, Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.73) Casket with Warriors and Mythological Figures, 900–1100, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Bone plaques and ornamental strips over wood; silver lock plate (17.190.237) Roundel with the head of a "hero" surrounded by caprids, 14th century B.C.; Middle Elamite period, Southwestern Iran, Bitumen, traces of silver and gold foil (1989.281.24) Sarcophagus, ca. 475–460 B.C.; Classical, Cypriot; Said to be from the necropolis at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2451)

Thematic Essays (4) Classical Antiquity in the Middle Ages Classical Cyprus (ca. 480–ca. 310 B.C.) Hasanlu in the Iron Age The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp