The Cyrus Cylinder, an object from the ancient world that was never intended to be seen at all, will have an entire exhibition devoted to it at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

WETA Around Town gives you a closer look at The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia on view at the Sackler Gallery through April 28, 2013 in this Best Bet.

An ancient clay cylinder credited with containing the world’s first declaration of human and religious rights, is touring the United States. Dating from the sixth century BCE, and smaller than ...

As the Cyrus Cylinder begins its US tour, BBC Persian's Khashayar Joneidi explores how the reputedly liberal monarch who gave his name to the ancient Persian artefact inspired US founding father ...

A nearly 2,600-year-old clay cylinder described as the world’s first human rights declaration is being shown for the first time in the United States. The Cyrus Cylinder from ancient Babylon will ...

The Cyrus Cylinder of ancient Persia, a landmark in religious freedom and a potent symbol of Iranian national identity, will begin its first U.S. tour with an exhibit that opens Saturday in ...

The Cyrus Cylinder — an ancient clay piece considered the oldest declaration of human rights — is in the U.S. for the first time. The symbol of Persian tolerance arrives in Washington as ...

The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning also features 16 works of art that are testimony to the innovations initiated by Persian rule in the Ancient Near East.

The Cyrus Cylinder is the centre piece of an exhibition called The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning, featuring 16 objects from the British Museum.