Scholars at The K. R. Cama Oriental Institute’s annual seminar challenged certain commonly held beliefs about Central Asia
Farrokh Jijina
While it is commonly assumed that Persian art and culture reached its golden age during the rule of the Sasanians (226-651 CE), "very little can be said definitively about this period,” according to Dr Matteo Compareti. A professor at the School of Art at the Renmin University in Beijing was speaking on "The Sasanians and the Silk Roads: Eastern Iranian elements in pre-Islamic Persian art” on the second day of the two-day seminar "From Nisa to Niya: reappraising cultural conduits and commercial centers along the Silk Road” organized by The K. R. Cama Oriental Institute on January 6 and 7,......