Taq-e Bostan. Large Arch of the Garden. Rock reliefs. Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran). 4th century. Detail of a figure of a man riding on a strong horse. They believe the figure is showing Khosrow Parviz over his horse named Shabdiz. He was the last great King of the Sasanian Empire, King Khosrow II (reigned 590-628). Islamic Republic of Iran.
Taq-e Bostan. Large Arch of the Garden. Rock reliefs. Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran). 4th century. Detail of a figure of a man riding on a strong horse. They believe the figure is showing Khosrow Parviz over his horse named Shabdiz. He was the last great King of the Sasanian Empire, King Khosrow II (reigned 590-628). Islamic Republic of Iran.