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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: t is more recent than the others. Passing by the tomb ofDarius, already described, I may remark that the fagade of the third tomb, the one on its left, is comparatively well preserved,much better in fact than that of Darius, and we must regretthat we cannot be sure whether we are looking at the sepulchreof Xerxes or not.* The fourth and last of the group is nearerthe ground than the others and is the most damaged of them all.Like the others, moreover, it is empty. Along the base of the rock below the tombs there is carved aseries of seven panels which date from a later dynasty, as they 1 It is worth noting that the Sasa^ « Such seems to be the view of An-nian bas-reliefs are sculptured only in dreas, op. cit. p. 96. the base of this main wall, and not * For a good photograph of this and below the tomb in the cliff at the bend. the other fa9ades, see Dieulafoy, VArt 2 So also Justi, Empire of the Per- Antique, 3. pis. 1-3. A picture of thesians, p. 203. first tomb is also given below.

Text Appearing After Image: ^ .%*#i^ *.* First Sasanian Sciilptuhe at Naksh-i Rustam


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