Boar Hunt

Abstract

Stone relief of women playing the chang, a Persian instrument similar to the harp, for the king’s entertainment as he hunts.

Image Notes

Photograph created March 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B45.750. Notes written on the slide or index: Taq-i Bustan Boar Hunt.

Identifier BG.061
Collection BG: Kermanshah and Bisutun
Location Kermanshah, Iran
Year 1967
Batch Stamp SEP 67F8
Keywords Stone,
Stone Carving,
Relief Patterns,
Relief Sculpture,
Sassanian,
Fourth Century AD,
Written Date March, 1967
Printed Date September, 1967
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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