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Archaeology in Iran
A selection of images from the All the images are Copyright © The Trustees of The British Museum.
Reconstructed column
ÌýThe capital is in the form of two bulls back to back. Beneath them is elaborate volute decoration surmounting a palm capital supported by pendant leaf mouldings. The column base is bell-shaped with carved floral decoration. The fluted column shaft would originally have been much taller. This is an example of one of the small columns from Persepolis.
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