Ardashir I & Ahura Mazda

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Mark Cartwright
by Lutf 'Ali Khan
published on 20 December 2019
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Ardashir I & Ahura Mazda

A drawing of a 3rd century CE Sasanian rock relief in Naqsh-i Rustam, Iran. The relief shows on the right Ardashir I (r. 224-241 CE) and on the left the supreme Persian and Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda. The god is giving the king his ring of office. Illustration by Lutf 'Ali Khan, 1797-1867 CE. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Khan, L. '. (2019, December 20). Ardashir I & Ahura Mazda. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11655/

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