Through the Rock, Naqsh-e Rajab, Iran

Through the Rock
Naqsh-e Rajab, Fars, Iran, 2007

Framed by the shadow of an overhanging rock, the equestrian relief of Shapur I at Naqsh-e Rajab, near Persepolis. Carved in the 3rd century, the Sasanian king rides before a line of his nobles beneath a deep blue sky.

Medium format 6×6 film, 2007. From the Pardis series.

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