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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
BG.038
Alternate Identifier
B45.727
Subcollection
BG: Kermanshah and Bisutun
Abstract
A beautiful view of the two carved grottos, the larger one showing carved crenellations at the top. The panorama is reflected in the pool in front.
Description
The Taq-e-Bostan (“arch of stone”) is a site 5 km from Kermanshah in Western Iran, famous for the well-preserved Sassanian rock carvings that it contains in two grottos treated as iwans. There are two iwans, one larger than the other.
Image Notes
Photograph created March 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B45.727. Notes written on the slide or index: Taq-i Bustan.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Kermanshah, Iran
Keywords
Sassanian, Fourth Century AD, Stone, Masonry, Iwan, Pool, Relief Patterns, Stone Carving, Mountains, Arches, Full View, Stucco
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