Salmās

Iran

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site of Iranian rock carving

  • Achaemenian dynasty
    In ancient Iran: Art and literature

    At Salmās, near Lake Urmia, Ardashīr I is shown on horseback while receiving the surrender of a Parthian personage. There are also later Sāsānian sculptures at Ṭāq-e Bostān, near Kermānshāh, showing Ardashīr II, Shāpūr III, and Khosrow II. In many of these representations the Sāsānian kings…

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