A Study of the Interior Furniture and Decorative Motifs of Acheamenid and Sassanid

Ladan Abouali; Jianlin Ni; Jake Kaner

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A Study of the Interior Furniture and Decorative Motifs of Acheamenid and Sassanid

Ladan Abouali, Jianlin Ni, Jake Kaner

Published in American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 13 October 2019 Accepted: 1 November 2019 Published: 14 November 2019

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Abstract

This study reviews two types of Persian interior furniture; court furniture such as chairs and beds, also known as thrones and Persian rugs, through an examination of taxonomy; their general types, structure, and decorative patterns, which were used in two important Pre-Islamic era in Iran; Achaemenid (530-330 B. C.) and Sassanid (224 to 651 A. D.). This topic is investigated to increase the understanding of the maturity of the Iranian interior furniture industry. Its symbolic system is also explored, which was based on animal and plant motifs, to consider the function of elements and symbolism on Iranian interior furniture. Extant evidence of high-level furniture and rugs in these periods have only remained in the form of artworks, wall carvings, and the traditional stories. Both rugs and high-level furniture were used extensively as luxurious items by the ruling classes and as such are the only sources that are considered here in this study. This surviving evidence shows how the ruling classes influenced the historical development of Iran's interior furnishing designs in both wood and carpet forms.

Published in	American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajad.20190404.12
Page(s)	48-57
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Furniture, Interior Design, Motif, Acheamenid, Sassanid

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Ladan Abouali, Jianlin Ni, Jake Kaner. (2019). A Study of the Interior Furniture and Decorative Motifs of Acheamenid and Sassanid. American Journal of Art and Design, 4(4), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajad.20190404.12

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Ladan Abouali, Jianlin Ni, Jake Kaner. A Study of the Interior Furniture and Decorative Motifs of Acheamenid and Sassanid. Am J Art Des. 2019;4(4):48-57. doi: 10.11648/j.ajad.20190404.12

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Ladan Abouali

College of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Jianlin Ni

College of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Jake Kaner

School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

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