Barm-e Delak
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| Barm-e Delak | |
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| برمدلک (Persian) | |
| Barm-e Dilak | |
 Sasanian king Bahram II offering a lotus flower to his wife | |
  Location within Iran | |
| 29°35′07″N 52°39′14″E / 29.58528°N 52.65389°E | |
| Type | rock relief |
| Periods | Sasanian |
| Cultures | Iran |
| Location | Pars, Iran |
| Site notes | |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| Owner | Mixed public and private |
| Public access | Partial |
Barm-e Delak (Persian: برمدلک), is a site of a Sasanian rock relief located about 10 km southeast of Shiraz, in the Fars province of Iran.[1] The rock relief was known as Bahram-e Dundalk in Middle Persian, which means Bahram's heart.
History
[edit]The site is located near a river, on the eastern side of a rocky spur. It features four reliefs.
The first relief is a family scene done in a unique style in honour of king Bahram II. It shows the king offering a lotus flower to his wife, Shapurdukhtak.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Vanden Berghe, Louis. "BARM-e DELAK". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
References
[edit]- Louis Vanden Berghe, Encyclopædia Iranica
- Bruno Overlaet, Flower and fire altar: fact and fiction on the Barm-i Dilak rock reliefs, Iranica Antiqua 45, 2010, p. 337–352.
External links
[edit]- Jona Lendering Sasanian rock reliefs Archived 2016-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Livius.org ( accessdate=2013-08-15 ).
- Georgina Hermann & Vesta S. Curtis Sasanian rock reliefs Encyclopædia Iranica
- Asghar Mahmoudabadi A Review of Sassanian Images and Inscriptions Iran Chamber Society .