Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Near Eastern (Early Western World)
7. Persian (culture)
8. Persian periods (style)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period from about the mid 3rd century BCE to 220 CE when the Parthians ruled much of central and western Asia. The art of the period is characterized by a combination of styles deriving from Greek and Near Eastern sources.