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Barm-e Delak

Barm-e Delak

Site of a Sasanian rock relief in Iran


Barm-e Delak (Persian: برم‌دلک), is a site of a Sasanian rock relief located about 10 km southeast of Shiraz, in the Pars Province of Iran.[1] The rock relief was known as Bahram-e Dundalk in Middle Persian, which means Bahram's heart.

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The site is located near a river, on the eastern side of a rocky spur. It composes four reliefs.

Rock relief of Sasanian king Bahram II at Sarab-e Qandil (AKA Tang-e Qandil), vicinity of Bishapour, near modern Kazerun

The first relief is a family scene done in a unique style in honor to king Bahram II. It shows the king offering a lotus flower to his wife, Shapurdukhtak.

Rock relief Barm-e Dilak II

See also


Notes

  1. Vanden Berghe, Louis. "BARM-e DELAK". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

References

  • Louis Vanden Berghe, Encyclopædia Iranica
  • Bruno Overlaet, Flower and fire altar: fact and fiction on the Barm-i Dilak rock reliefs, Iranica Antiqua 45, 2010, p. 337-352.

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