Photo ID: GA0007
Site: Firuzabad

Description: Ardashir’s rock relief, shows his Investiture by the god Ohrmazd, or Ahura Mazda, at Naqsh-i Rustam. Carved directly beneath the Old Persian rock-cut tombs of the Achaemenid kings, near Persepolis, this remarkably dynamic composition is an affirmation of the dynasty's bond with the national religion.

Photo Source: Flandin, E. & P. Coste, "Voyage en Perse pendent les années 1840-1883", Paris, Le Ministre des Affairs Etrangeres, 1843-1854.

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Last updated: November 8, 2001:jlz