View asset onlyInvestiture of Ardashir I / Photo 2010.Ardashir I, first Persian king of the Sassanid Empire.ruled 224/27–241.Investiture of Ardashir after his victory over the Parthians (Ahura Mazda, right, presenting Ardashir with the ring of power. Rock relief, Sassanid, height 4.5 m. Naqsh-e Rustam near Persopolis (Fars Province, Iran),Achaemenid necropolis, rock relief no. 1.Photo, 2010.IdentifierAKG1567964SourceGerard DegeorgeCredit lineakg-images / Gerard DegeorgeEvent date224Image date2010Time Period1ST CENTURY1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.21ST CENTURY3RD CENTURYANCIENT WORLD ; ANTIQUITYTopicANCIENT ORIENTANCIENT PERSIANARTCROWNGEOGRAPHYGODGOD KINGGOOD VS. EVILHISTORYHORSEINVESTITUREKINGPARSISM ; ZOROASTRIANISMPARTHIAN ; PARTHIANSRELIGIONTOPOGRAPHYGeographyASIAFARSHUSSEIN COWIRANNAKSH-I-RUSTAMWESTERN ASIAPersonAHRIMANAHURAMAZDAARDASHIR IGERARD DEGEORGETechniquePHOTOGRAPHSize4961px × 3304px (46 MB) 42.0 cm × 27.9 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4961px × 3304px (47 MB) TIFF42.0 cm × 28.0 cm @ 300 dpiRestrictions– – –Add to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
