This article analyzes the scene of Sasanian king combating a lion in two rock reliefs. Most Bas-reliefs belong to first 150 years dynasty and most are located modern Fars province. The reliefs typically depict king’s investiture by deity (who is usually Ahurā Mazdā, but, some reliefs, Mithra or Anāhitā), with courtiers, his family, at war, triumph over enemies, fighting hunting wild animals. Tw...

En 1993-1994, un grand bassin en calcaire avec des decorations relief a ete decouvert sur le site d’Ardashir Khwarrah, dans la region du Fārs (aujourd’hui conserve base ICHHTO de Firuzabad). Son etat actuel, ainsi que l’impossibilite comparer d’autres objets similaires, ne permettent pas d’indiquer certitude sa fonction. Menant une etude approfondie cet objet, l’A. fait l’hypothese qu’il faisai...

among the various of sasanian kings, narseh (293-302 a.d.) is the one whose important and striking rock relief remained at naqsh-i rustam in iran’s fars province. this relief records investiture ceremony from anahita ( known as goddess of fertility and protector of water). until now, various views and interprations have been put forwarded about the real identity and historical theme of this re...