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'''Sasanian art''', or Sassanid art, was produced under the [[Iranian]] [[Sasanian Empire]] which ruled from the 3rd to 7th centuries AD, before the [[Muslim conquest of Persia]] was completed around 651. In 224 AD, the last [[Parthia]]n king was defeated by [[Ardashir I]]. The resulting [[List of shahanshahs of the Sasanian Empire|Sasanian dynasty]] would last for four hundred years, ruling modern Iran, Iraq, and much territory to the east and north of modern Iran. At times the Levant, much of Anatolia and parts of Egypt and Arabia were under its control. It began a new era in Iran and [[Mesopotamia]], which in many ways was built on [[Achaemenid]] traditions, including the art of the period. Nevertheless, there were also other influences on art of the period that came from as far as China and the Mediterranean.<ref>Harper; Cotterell, 177–178;</ref>