The Last Image of the Last King
Caption
A stucco panel at Bazeh Hur, near Mashhad, may show Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian king. Only the feet of four figures survive, so the name is a proposal. How much can four pairs of feet tell us? #Sasanian #Archaeology #Iran
Image description
Infographic titled The Last Image of the Last King on a dark umber background with a gold crown above the title. Three photo slots and a map of Iran with a red dot in the northeast sit at the top. Five panels: an anatomy diagram of the stucco panel showing the preserved feet of four figures, one seated and three standing, with a dashed illustrative reconstruction above; a map of Khorasan with Mashhad, Bazeh Hur and Merv; the fire temple plan with a 7 by 7 m domed chamber and four eyvans; a timeline from the late Parthian founding through three Sasanian phases and Yazdegerd III (632 to 651) to abandonment in the 9th or 10th century; and a found, proposed and unknown certainty ladder.
