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Jiroft Art | هنر جیرفت
School of Halilrud: Late 3rd Millennium BC
About Jiroft Culture
Late 3rd Millennium BC
The Jiroft culture also known as the Halilrud style is a postulated early Bronze Age archaeological culture, located in the territory of present-day Sistan and Baluchestan and Kermān Provinces of Iran.
The proposed type site is Konar Sandal, near Jiroft in the Halil River area. Other significant sites associated with the culture include Shahr-e Sukhteh (Burnt City), Tepe Bampur, Espiedej, Shahdad, Tal-i-Iblis and Tepe Yahya.
Image Credit (Right): Metropolitan Museum of Art
