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Identifier: cu31924028627036 Title: Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937 Subjects: Zoroastrianism Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: uite the sameas theirs. The sunflower beneath the feet of the image, anearly symbol of sun-worship, is a triple flower, and the stemfrom which it rises is clearly marked. The size of the entirestatue is more than that of an ordinary man, being seven feetfrom crown to foot.^ 1 A crack in the rock has out the Bostan : Height of the image, 7 ft.sar-push in two, and in this fissure a (213 cm.) ; breadth across the shoul-plant had taken root, but I had it dug ders, 2 ft. (62 cm.) ; height of head,out so that it should not enlarge the including cap, 1 ft. 7 in. (48 cm.) ;split and damage the sculpture any length from waist to top of head,more than it has done. 3 ft. | in. (93 cm.) ; length from waist 2 I add here the more important to sole of foot, 3 ft. 11J in. (120 cm.);measurements of this figure, which diameter of sunflower, 2 ft. 4f in.I took with the assistance of the (72 cm.); length of staff, nearly 4 ft.Rev. N. L. Euwer, of Hamadan, who (119 cm). accompanied me on my visit to Tak-i

Text Appearing After Image: The Sculptukkd Fiuure of the Fallen Foe at Tak-i Bostan A GROUP OF FOUR FIGURES 219 A fourth figure completes the group. It is that of a prostratewarrior who is trampled beneath the feet of the two victoriouskings, the one of whom to the right tramples upon his head, theother upon his feet. The head of the fallen foeman rests limplyupon the left arm in a manner intended, apparently, to portraydeath. The helmet, which differs from the others, is decoratedby a band that seems to be jewelled and is set off by largebosses, which might be thought to be pearls in a massive setting,but are more probably the studding of the iron-nailed crown ofthe Parthian kings.^ The face is bearded, although the whiskersare not curly like the others. In the case of this figure alsoiconoclasts have perpetrated their vandalistic work. The entiretrunk of the body has been shattered to such a degree that muchof the effect of the sculpture is lost; but the remains of thesword, although much damaged, can be trace

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