File:Behistun I by Grelot (3947923635).jpg
Original file (2,818 × 2,695 pixels, file size: 877 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary
[edit]DescriptionBehistun I by Grelot (3947923635).jpg |
Behistun I by Grelot Behistun I parthian Era rock relief aka Mithridate II’s audience scene. Behistun I (123-88/87 BCE) has been about completely erased in 1684 by a the carving of an inscription written in Persian, paying tribute to a Safavid local governor. From the initial panel, we can just distinguish a character and 2 caped silhouettes on the left, and a Greek inscription above. Fortunately, this unique drawing made by Grelot in 1673 let us know how this relief looked like. Although less famous, Grelot was attached to Jean Chardin’s travel in the near East, and performed many observations and draws. The scene shows on the right, King Mithridate II standing, overlooking 4 noblemen, may be some of his satraps. The king hails his hand up with 2 sticky fingers, some of the other characters hold some objects, one being probably a cup, another being a Nikë, Greek divinity testifying as the above inscription, of the Greek influences the Parthian art included from the Seleucids. See the image of Behistun I & II |
Date | |
Source | Behistun I by Grelot |
Author | dynamosquito from France |
Camera location | 34° 23′ 15.52″ N, 47° 25′ 58.64″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 34.387645; 47.432956 |
---|
Licensing
[edit]- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by dynamosquito at https://www.flickr.com/photos/25182210@N07/3947923635. It was reviewed on 10 May 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
10 May 2014
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 17:49, 10 May 2014 | 2,818 × 2,695 (877 KB) | Raso mk (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2commons |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on en.wikipedia.org
- Usage on fa.wikipedia.org
- Usage on it.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
- Usage on tr.wikipedia.org