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Persepolis (Iran): Northwestern Corner of Terrace Complex and Outcrops of Unwrought Bedrock
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 23.4 cm. x 15.3 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.001

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Persepolis (Iran): Gate of All Lands: Colossal Sculptures Depicting Man-Bulls
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 15.4 cm. x 22.6 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.002

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Persepolis (Iran): Tachara Palace (Palace of Darius)
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 15.9 cm. x 22.1 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.003

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Persepolis (Iran): Gate of All Lands (Foreground) and Apadana (Background)
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 20.7 cm. x 15.4 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.003a

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Persepolis (Iran), Gate of All Lands: Colossal Sculptures Depicting Heads of a Bull and Two Columns of Stone
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 15.4 cm. x 23 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.004

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Persepolis (Iran): Gate of All Lands: Colossal Sculptures Depicting Man-Bull
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 15.3 cm. x 20.7 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.005

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Persepolis (Iran): Tripylon (Council Hall), Main Hall, West Jamb of Southern Doorway: View of Relief Picturing King and Attendants
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 21.2 cm. x 15.3 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.006

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Persepolis (Iran): Hadish (Palace of Xerxes), East Wall of Main Hall, South Jamb of Doorway: Detail View of Relief Depicting Royal Garment Inscribed with Xerxes Trilingual Inscription, XPe
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 12 cm. x 17.3 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.007a

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Persepolis (Iran): Throne Hall, Northern Wall, West Jamb of Eastern Doorway: View of Relief Picturing Enthroned King Giving Audience, as well as Registers Picturing Persian and Median Guards
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 11.6 cm. x 16.5 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.007b

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Persepolis (Iran): Harem of Xerxes, Central Section of the Main Wing, Eastern Wall of Main Hall, North Jamb of Doorway: View of Relief Picturing Royal Hero Stabbing a Rampant Griffin
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 11.9 cm. x 16.7 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.008a

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Persepolis (Iran): Harem of Xerxes, Central Section of the Main Wing, Eastern Wall of Main Hall, North Jamb of Doorway: View of Relief Picturing Royal Hero Stabbing a Rampant Griffin
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 13.8 cm. x 19.2 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.008b

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Persepolis (Iran): Northern Wall of the Throne Hall (Talar-i Takht)
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 22.5 cm. x 15.7 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.009

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Persepolis (Iran): Apadana, North Side, West Wing of Ceremonial Stairway: View of Relief Picturing Lion-Bull Combat and Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 19 cm. x 14.4 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.05.v3.037b

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Firuzkuh (Iran): Qajar Rock Relief Depicting Fath Ali Shah in Royal Hunt
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 16.6 cm. x 11.6 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.017

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Rayy (Iran): Zoroastrian Tower of Silence (Khamushan Tower)
Sevruguin, Antoin, Before 1899, b&w ; 15.7 cm. x 11.6 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.019

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Vicinity of Isfahan (Iran): Unidentified Caravanserai
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 12 cm. x 16.5 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.107

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Isfahan (Iran): Manufacture of Printed Cotton Cloth
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 16.2 cm. x 11.9 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.133

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Isfahan (Iran): Girls Weaving a Carpet
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 15 cm. x 10.4 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.134

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Isfahan (Iran): Harvesting Tobacco
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 14.6 cm. x 10 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.135

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Isfahan (Iran): Portrait of Two Women in Elaborate Costume
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 10.6 cm. x 14.9 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.136

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Vicinity of Shiraz (Iran): Unidentified Caravanserai
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 16.8 cm. x 11.4 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.24.152

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Taq-i Girra (Iran): Sasanian Palace of Sarvistan: View of Arched Door
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 20.4 cm. x 15.2 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.054

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Bishapur (Iran): Sasanian Relief Showing the Investiture of Bahram I by the God Ahura Mazda (Hormizd)
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 20.4 cm. x 15.2 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.056

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Bishapur (Iran): Sasanian Reliefs Showing Bahram II Receiving a Delegation: Detail View of Delegation Bringing Horses and Camels to the King
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 19.8 cm. x 14.7 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.057

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Naqsh-i Rustam (Iran): Sasanian Relief Showing the Investiture of Ardashir I by the God Ahura Mazda (Hormizd)
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 18.9 cm. x 13.3 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.058

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Bishapur (Iran): Sasanian Reliefs Depicting the Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian with Groups of Cavalry and Infantry Saluting the King
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 20 cm. x 14.9 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.059

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Bishapur (Iran): Sasanian Reliefs Depicting the Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian: Detail View of the King on Horse and Three Defeated Enemies: Roman Emperor Valerian (Captured), Roman Emperor Philip the Arab (Kneeling), and Roman Emperor Gordian III (Trampled)
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 20 cm. x 14.8 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.060

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Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt
Sevruguin, Antoin, ca. 1900, b&w ; 12.5 cm. x 17 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.064

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Naqsh-i Rajab (Iran): Sasanian Rock Relief Picturing Suite on Foot Following Shapur I
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1898-1902, b&w ; 12.1 cm. x 15.4 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.27.080

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Baghdad (Iraq): Unidentified Mosque
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1870s-1930, b&w ; 20 cm. x 14.8 cm.
FSA_A.6_04.31.078

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