Boar Hunt

Abstract

Stone relief of Khosrow II coolly taking his aim at two wild boars, while musicians play in a boat below him. The large figure of the king is poised and calm, a symbol of order in the general tumult of the hunt.

Image Notes

Photograph created May 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B45.748, K.094. Notes written on the slide or index: King in boat only, Taq-i Bustan Boar Hunt.

Identifier BG.059
Collection BG: Kermanshah and Bisutun
Location Kermanshah, Iran
Year 1963
Batch Stamp SEP 63
Keywords Stone,
Stone Carving,
Relief Patterns,
Relief Sculpture,
Sassanian,
Fourth Century AD,
Written Date May, 1963
Printed Date September, 1963
Slide Notes King in boat only
Index Notes Taq-i Bustan Boar Hunt
General Location Taq-e Bostan
Camera Location Detail of Relief on Left Wall of Main Iwan
Precision Likely
Angle 305 degrees NW
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