double-figure impost

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In Iranian art and architecture: Architecture
…Achaemenian design is the “double-figure” impost (an upper addition to the capital), taking the form of paired bulls, bull-men, or dragons. Some of these features reappear in the contemporary palace at Susa. Also from this source are figured panels of molded and glazed brick, reminiscent of Nebuchadrezzar’s Babylon.
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