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title: Achaemenid Silver Bowl
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4831/achaemenid-silver-bowl/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Achaemenid Silver Bowl

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Achaemenid Silver Bowl](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4831.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4831.jpg)

## Image Caption

This was among the first [Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) objects discovered in Iran. The light inscriptions are probably ancient marks of ownership. They were found on many other silver bowls. They confirm the comment made about the Persians by the 5th century BCE [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) writer [Xenophon](https://www.worldhistory.org/xenophon/), that "if they posses a great number of cups, they are proud of possessing them". From Iran. Achaemenid, Period, 6th to 4th centuries BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 01). Achaemenid Silver Bowl. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4831/achaemenid-silver-bowl/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Achaemenid Silver Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 01, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4831/achaemenid-silver-bowl/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Achaemenid Silver Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4831/achaemenid-silver-bowl/>.

## License & Copyright

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