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↑ Up one levelA Sasanian Repository at Shahr-i Qumis
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Reference code
GB 891 JH-JH/4-JH/4/4
Publication status
Published
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Extent and medium
26 pieces typed with handwritten annotations
Date(s)
- 1970 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1926-2015)
Biographical history
Adrian David Hugh Bivar, FRAS (1926 - 2015) was a British numismatist and archaeologist, who was Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialized in Sasanian seals and rock reliefs, Kushano-Sasanian coins and chronology, Mithraic iconography, Arsacid history and pre-Islamic folklore.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
"A Sasanian Repository at Shahr-i Qumis" by John Hansman and David Stronach. Draft of the article that was published in the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, 1970. Also with this article is a draft of the Appendix "The Sasanian Coin from Qumis" written by A.D.H. Bivar.
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Language of material
- English
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