Coronation of Ardashir II

Coronation of Ardashir II
Coronation of Ardashir II
	The Coronation of Ardashir II. Ardashir II appears in the middle, receiving the diadem from Shapur II on the right, with Mithra standing to the left. The fallen enemy is most likely the Roman emperor Julian.
Created	379-383 CE
	Taq-e Bostan class=notpageimage\| Location of relief Taq-e Bostan Taq-e Bostan (Near East)

The Coronation of Ardashir II is a

shahanshah) of the Sasanian Empire. The rock relief is located in Taq-e Bostan in Iran

.

The relief shows three standing figures wearing

killed west of the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon.^[1] The figure standing to the far left, perceived by some to be the Zoroastrian prophet Zoroaster, is most likely the angelic divinity Mithra.^[1] He is holding a raised barsom, thus sanctifying the investiture.^[2]

Gallery

Ardashir II's figure
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) "
The fallen ruler at the feast of the two Sasanian Emperors.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shahbazi 1986, pp. 380–381.
^ Grenet 2006.

Sources

Grenet, Franz (2006). "Mithra ii. iconography in Iran and Central Asia". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
Shahbazi, A. Shapur (1986). "Ardašīr II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 4. pp. 380–381.

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

[FOOTNOTEShahbazi1986380–381-1] Shahbazi 1986, pp. 380–381.

[FOOTNOTEGrenet2006-2] Grenet 2006.

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