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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
BG.042
Alternate Identifier
B45.731
Subcollection
BG: Kermanshah and Bisutun
Abstract
A “tree of life” relief from the face of the central iwan, symbolizing spiritual vitality, fertility and abundance.
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 October 1967. Formerly catalogued as B45.731. Notes written on the slide or index: Taq-i Bustan details.
Curator Notes
This slide is a Kodachrome Duplicate, and the original was almost certainly processed in one of the September 1967 batches.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Kermanshah, Iran
Keywords
Sassanian, Stone, Masonry, Iwan, Relief Patterns, Stone Carving, Stucco, Fourth Century AD
Rights Statement
