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Persepolis, Then and Now
The Rose-Marie Lewent Conference
PERSEPOLIS, THEN AND NOW
November 21, 2019
Presented by the NYU Center for Ancient Studies in conjunction with the Grey Art Gallery
This conference was held in conjunction with the exhibition Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Highlights from NYU's Abby Weed Grey Collection, on view at NYU's Grey Art Gallery from September 9 to December 7, 2019.
Session I
Ancient Persepolis and Its Rediscoveries
Hallie Franks, NYU
Builders, Sculptors and Painters on an Archaeological Site in Iran, c. 520-330 BCE
Alexander Nagel, SUNY-FIT and the Smithsonian Institution
The Power of Persepolis: From Sābūr Sakānšāh to Cornelis de Bruijn
Daniel T. Potts, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU