Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . Sasanian Sculpture imh, Ukvr <F ihk Recess at Naksh-i S\sanian S( at the Left of the Recess at Naksii-i THE SASANIAN SCULPTURES AT NAKSH-I RAJAB 309 the hands of the god Ormazd. In the first of these, the oneto the right, or on the western side, Ardashir and the god aremounted on horseback, in a manner similar to that in the seventhbas-relief at Naksh-i Rustam, as shown in the photograph pre-viously given.^ In the second, that on the rear wall of the nich
Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . Sasanian Sculpture imh, Ukvr <F ihk Recess at Naksh-i S\sanian S( at the Left of the Recess at Naksii-i THE SASANIAN SCULPTURES AT NAKSH-I RAJAB 309 the hands of the god Ormazd. In the first of these, the oneto the right, or on the western side, Ardashir and the god aremounted on horseback, in a manner similar to that in the seventhbas-relief at Naksh-i Rustam, as shown in the photograph pre-viously given.^ In the second, that on the rear wall of the niche,both personages are on foot, and there are several other figuresin this group. Between the king and the deity stand two smallboys, whose statues were originally less sharply carved and arenow nearly obliterated. They are supposed to represent sonsof the king. Behind the monarch there stands a serious-facedunbearded personage, who points to an inscription back ofthe king. He is intended possibly to represent a him again stands a heavily bearded person who is eithera bodyguard or a vizir. On the other hand, to the rightand back of the god, there are two smo
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