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xi Illustrations 1. The tomb of Cyrus the Great, 1843 • xviii 2. Portrait of Zoroaster, 1884 • 19 3. Grand priest performing ritual tending of fire, 1700 • 27 4. David Sassoon Building of the Elphinstone Institute, Bombay, 1881 • 39 5. The Parsi cricket team, 1893 • 46 6. “A Native Charity in Bombay,” 1885 • 59 7. Parsi priest with umbrella, ca. 1919 • 67 8. Parsi tower of silence outside of Bombay, India, ca. 1906 • 78 9. Parsis worshiping in Bombay, 1930s • 84 10. Indian stamp of Max Müller, 1974 • 98 11. Ancient Iranian alphabets, 1784 • 103 12. Parsi priest offering prayers, ca. 1910 • 124 13. Dhalla, Jackson, Clews, and Munifbey at Columbia University, early 1900s • 132 14. Swedish map of Iran and India, 1867 • 143 15. Nakhsh-e Rostam, 1885 • 160 16. Adorian in Tehran, Iran, early twentieth century • 172 17. Persepolis, 1843 • 182 18. National Bank, Tehran, built ca. 1935 • 186 19. Police headquarters, Tehran, ca. 1934 • 190 20. Zoroaster, Nowruz 1354 Khorshidi • 202 ...

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