Pahlavi

From 224 to 651 AD, the Sasanian dynasty created one of the most powerful empires in the pre-Islamic Middle East. The dynasty ruled from the Euphrates to the Indus, holding a position of supremacy for more than four centuries and exerting a direct influence from Egypt to China via the Silk Road and maritime trade routes.  Seals and seals impressions are the most abundant class of cultural artifacts surviving from the Sassanian era. They are commonly found from West to Central Asia and even beyond, from Europe to Southeast Asia. The importance of their study is from two aspects, on one hand, they are as historical documents and on the other hand, they are valuable works of art and a way to understand the culture and civilization.  This study conducted in a descriptive-analytical method using written sources, tries to read four samples of the Sassanian’s seals of the National Museum of ancient Iran, which are part of the confiscated items collection. The purpose of this research is to read inscriptions and examine the roles of these seals.

favorable with the Western-oriented attitude and the History of Iran Cambridge is a prominent example. The authors of the 7th volume of the Cambridge History of Iran briefly were reviewed the political and economic transitions of Iran during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods, without scientific and analytical explanation, and they passed by it descriptively.The important point was disregard their of British colonial policy in the political and economic transitions and foreign relations of Iran during the Qajar period and the Pahlavi dynasty.