Patronage and philanthropy: Prize medals of the Parsi Community of Mumbai
The Parsis of Bombay (now Mumbai) owe their origins to a distant past – they follow Zoroastrianism, probably the world’s oldest apostolic religion which has roots in ancient Iran. The religion is centred around ritualistic treatment of fire, belief in a single great god Ahura Mazda and the pursuit o...
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British Medal Art Society
2017
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