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Creation Year
January 1967
Image ID
BG.071
Alternate Identifier
B45.760
Subcollection
BG: Kermanshah and Bisutun
Abstract
Elephants charging at the deer. It must be noted that Iran was not the natural habitat of elephants, so perhaps this represents Indian influence.
Image Notes
Photograph created March 1967. Photograph processed October 1967. Formerly catalogued as B45.760. Notes written on the slide or index: Taq-i Bustan Stag Hunt.
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, Relief Patterns, Fourth Century AD, Relief Sculpture, Stucco, Stone Carving
Rights Statement
