Bishapur

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Bishapur (

The name Bishapur derives from Bay-Šāpūr, which means Lord Shapur.^[1]

According to an inscription, the city itself was founded in 266 AD by

The city has a rectangular plan with a grid pattern of regular intra urban streets, resembling

The site was cleared by the Russian-French archaeologist Roman Ghirshman in the 1930s. The British archaeologist Georgina Herrmann has also written a book about the Sasanian rock reliefs in Bishapur which was published in 1980.^[3]

Decoration

The main part of the excavations took place in the royal sector, in the east of the city. A water temple, interpreted as an Anahita temple, was erected near the palace.

The floor was paved with black marble slabs, with a mosaic border. At the top of each alcove there was a picture of women naked under their transparent veils: courtesans, musicians, dancers, women twisting garlands, together with a few richly attired noble ladies.

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  Persian-Roman floor mosaic detail from the palace of Shapur I at Bishapur. Presently housed in the National Museum of Iran
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  Sasanian era floor pavement marble mosaic excavated by Roman Ghirshman, c. 1939–1941. Presently housed in the Louvre
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  Jars discovered in Bishapur

See also

References

External links

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• Bishapur; Photos
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