Coronation of Ardashir II

Coronation of Ardashir II is a rock relief that was carved between 379 and 383 by Ardashir II, the then Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire. The rock relief is located in Taq-e Bostan in today Iran. In this rock relief, Ardashir II receives a kingship circle from Ahura Mazda. Mithra is standing in the left side of Ardashir and holds a Barsom, but some scholars believe that it is the figure of Zoroaster, not Mithra, because there's a halo around the head of this figure which only belongs to Zoroaster. Ardashir II is depicted with kingship symbols from 4th AD. The clothing of Mithra (or Zoroaster) is same as the clothing of Ahura Mazda. Ardashir and Ahura Mazda have put their feet on the body of the defeated Roman emperor Julian. There's a Niloofar flower under Mithra's feet.

Gallery

Detail of the Farshiang /Cybaris (ring of royal power)
The crowning ceremony of Ardashir II
The cover of "Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map (1906) "
The cover of "Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map (1906) "

References

Persian Wikipedia

Coordinates: 34°23′15″N 47°07′56″E / 34.3874°N 47.1323°E / 34.3874; 47.1323

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