Hand aquatint from the "a journey from india to england, through persia, georgia, russia, poland, and prussia, in the year 1817" by lieut. Col. John johnson (1768 — 1846). Engraved by theodore henry adolphus fielding (1781 – 1851). The colossal 7m high statue of the sasanian ruler shapur i (c. 240-270 a. D. ) in the shapur cave, carved from a single stalagmite, and repaired by the iranian military. Date: 1818.
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