Sassanid Rock Relief of Shapur II at Naqsh-i Rustam

A larger image of Persian armoured cavalry in the Sassanid Rock Relief of Shapur II at Naqsh-i Rustam.

Photo by Cobain

Title: Battle of Shapur II
Country: Iran
State: Fars
City: Marvdasht
Type: Masonry
Period of construction: Sasanian
Subject: Shapur II
The battle scene is carved below the Tomb of Darius II. The carving is 7.6 meters wide and about 3 meters in height. It shows the mounted king charging and spearing the neck of the enemy horseman. The history of this scene and the identity of the victorious king is not clear, but Henning and Schmidt regard it as of the Shapur II era, since, although the shape of the king's crown is damaged, its components can still be recognized, and its similarity to Shapur II is not deniable.