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3. Histoire, Art et Archéologie, Période pré-Islamique
3.2. Ouest de l’Iran
3.2.3. Séleucides, Parthes et Sassanides
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Esmail Hemati Azandaryani, Esmail Rahmani, Yaghoub Mohammadifar. “A Newly Found Bas-Relief at Yakhchal Vakkey in Hamadan Province, Western Iran”

Vito Messina
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Esmail Hemati Azandaryani, Esmail Rahmani, Yaghoub Mohammadifar. “A Newly Found Bas-Relief at Yakhchal Vakkey in Hamadan Province, Western Iran”, Iranica Antiqua 52, 2017, p. 363-372

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1According to the information provided by the Authors, no rock carvings were identified in the highlands of the Hamadan province since the discovery of the bas-relief that is presented in this paper. The latter was recently identified in the Alvand area (valley of Yakhchal). This is a small relief depicting a reclining person who seems to hold an object recalling a horn of plenty, or a big rhyton (?), in his right hand, and a cup (?) in his left. Comparisons that can be made with Elymaeans carvings, as far as iconography and linearity of the style are concerned, allow the Authors to propose a date to the Parthian period for the making of this subject. A ground survey of the area in which the carving is located is necessary for better defining the archaeological context of the scene, if any.

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Vito Messina, “Esmail Hemati Azandaryani, Esmail Rahmani, Yaghoub Mohammadifar. “A Newly Found Bas-Relief at Yakhchal Vakkey in Hamadan Province, Western Iran”Abstracta Iranica [Online], Volume 40-41 | 2019, document 13, Online since 15 July 2019, connection on 20 April 2026. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/abstractairanica/48077; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/abstractairanica.48077

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