Apadana palace ruins and bas reliefs, Persepolis, Iran. Lion biting the bull. Relief depicting the symbolic coming of spring and the Nowruz festivity, through lion (sun) feasting on the bull (earth); Persepolis, Iran. Symbols of submission

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Size: 7293px × 4868px
Location: Persepolis Shiraz Iran
Photo credit: © J Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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