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Original –
Bas-relief in
Persepolis – a symbol
Iranian/Persian
Nowruz – on the day of an equinox, the power of an eternally fighting bull (personifying the
Earth ) and that of a lion (personifying the
Sun ) are equal.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Achaemenid Empire +
Achaemenid architecture +
Lion and Sun +
March equinox +
Nowruz +
Persepolis +
Relief
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Anatoly Terentiev
Support as nominator –
Alborzagros (
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06:17, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Support - It's nice to have a relief as useful as this. —
Chris Woodrich (
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09:52, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Support Excellent photograph, the stairs in the upper right of the image add some depth and scale unobtrusively.
Adam Cuerden (
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10:29, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Support Equal or not, I think the bull is getting the worst of it.
Belle (
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10:35, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Support – Per
Adam (again!). Is there a date estimate available? Maybe 4th or 5th Century BCE? (And can we shorten the nom title please?)
Sca (
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13:55, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Support , and what a relief. --
Ser Amantio di Nicolao
Che dicono a Signa?
Lo dicono a Signa.
15:22, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Support - Excellent image.--
Godot13 (
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23:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC) Is there any chance of fixing the CA?
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You mean circa?
Sca (
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13:21, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
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Promoted File:Nowruz Zoroastrian.jpg --
Armbrust
The Homunculus
07:21, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
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