Detail of griffin. Homa bird. Achaemenid ruins of Persepolis, Iran.

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Size: 4912px × 7360px
Location: Persepolis Shiraz Iran
Photo credit: © Jamie Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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