Taq-e Bostan
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Taq-e Bostan is a site with a series of large rock reliefs in Kermanshah, Iran, carved around the 4th century CE during the Sasanian era.
Taq Bostan, a famous rock relief of Sassanid Iran
The Coronation of Ardashir II. Ardashir II appears in the middle, receiving the diadem from Shapur II on the right, with Mithra standing to the left. The fallen enemy is most likely the Roman emperor Julian.
Speculative Historical reenactment of a Sassanid cataphract, complete with a full set of scale armour for the horse. The rider is covered by extensive mail armour, (photographed in Oxford, U.K.)
Relief of a victorious Khosrow II mounted on his favorite horse, Shabdiz; Taq-e Bostan
Ardashir II
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Ardashir II, was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 379 to 383. He was the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II, under whom he had served as vassal king of Adiabene, where he fought alongside hi
Taq-e Bostan
…The carvings, some of the finest and best-preserved examples of Persian sculpture under the Sassanids, include representations of the investitures of Ardashir II (379–383) and Shapur III (383–388). Like other Sassanid symbols, Taq-e Bostan, and its relief patterns accentuate power, religious tendencies, glory…
Rock relief of Ardashir II in Taq-e Bostan
Drachma of Ardashir II
Rock relief at Taq-e Bostan of the investiture of Ardashir II, flanked by Mithra and Shapur II