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14-JUN-2014 Jola Dziubinska

Tachara Palace - Lion Vs Bull

Persepolis, Iran

This stone relief shows the struggle between a bull and a lion. This is a very ancient Iranian motif, known from the fourth millennium BC.

Also, a symbol of Zoroastrian Nowruz - in day of a spring equinox power of eternally fighting bull (personifying the Moon and Earth), and a lion (personifying the Sun and Spring), are equal.
This image represents the return of the sun to the earth, at the time of Nowruz.

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/500s f/8.0 at 70.0mm iso200 full exif

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Gerard Koehl26-Mar-2015 05:45
Splendide. V
carol j. phipps24-Mar-2015 16:29
Wonderful detail.
laine24-Mar-2015 14:11
So beautiful...history is a marvellous thing. V
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