Taqwasan carvings, Iran
Taqwasan (or Taq-e Bostan / Taq-i-Bustan) - a series of large rock reliefs from the Sassanid Empire era of Ancient Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 226 to 650 AD. Located 5 km from the city center of Kermanshah in western Iran in the heart of the Zagros mountains. The carvings, some of the finest and best-preserved examples of Persian sculpture under the Sassanids, include representations of the investitures of Ardashir II (379-383) and Shapur III (383-388). Situated on the silk route
Picture No
10434607
Media ID
46073765
Size
4750px x 3031px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
