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Taq-i-Bustan: Investiture of Ardashir II (379-383)

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Authors

Ghirshman, Roman
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Abstract

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The King has the conquered enemy at his feet as he received investiture from Ahura Mazda. Behind him is the god Mithra standing on a lotus, with a halo of the sun's rays and holding the sabre of justice, the barson. "To the best of our knowledge it is the only representation of the solar god existing in Iran (Andre Godard, The Art of Iran, translated by Michael Heron, New York, F.A. Praeger, 1965, p. 177)

Keywords

Sassanian, sculpture, stone, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/208923

Collections

Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Date created

1962

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License Rights

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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