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Virtual Tours: Near Eastern Antiquities

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The collections are organized into three major geographical and cultural groupings—Mesopotamia, Iran, and the Levant—displayed on the ground floor of the Richelieu wing and the northern side of the Sully wing (around the Cour Carrée).
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The Palace of Darius, Achaemenian Persia, Department of Near Eastern Antiquities (Room 12, ground floor, Richelieu)
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Iran and the Persian Empire during the Achaemenian Period
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