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| Keywords: Rock Sculpture near Shah-Abdul-Azim - Ill1-27.jpg To the right of the road some little distance before reaching the mosque a very quaint large high-relief has been sculptured on the face of a huge rock and is reflected upside down in a pond of water at its foot Men were bathing here in long red or blue drawers and hundreds of donkeys were conveying veiled women to this spot An enormous tree casts its shadow over the pool of water in the forenoon It is interesting to climb up to the high-relief to examine the figures more closely The whole sculpture is divided into three sections separated by columns the central section being as large as the two side ones taken together In the centre is Fath-ali-shah ”legless apparently ”but supposed to be seated on a throne He wears a high cap with three aigrettes and his moustache and beard are of abnormal length In his belt at the pinched waist he disports a sword and dagger while he holds a bâton in his hand There are nine figures to his right in two rows the Naib Sultaneh Hussein Ali Taghi Mirza above; below Mahommed Ali Mirza Fatali Mirza Abdullah Mirza Bachme Mirza one figure unidentified To the Shah's left the figures of Ali-naghi Mirza and Veri Mirza are in the lower row; Malek Mirza the last figure to the left Hedar Mirza and Moh-Allah-Mirza next to Fath-Ali-Shah All the figures are long-bearded and garbed in long gowns with swords and daggers On Fath-Ali-Shah's right hand is perched a hawk and behind his throne stands an attendant with a sunshade while under the seat are little figures of Muchul Mirza and Kameran Mirza There are inscriptions on the three sides of the frame but not on the base A seat is carved in the rock by the side of the sculpture http //www gutenberg org/files/22117/22117-h/images/ill1-27_th jpg linked from http //www gutenberg org/files/22117/22117-h/v1 html Creator Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1901 photographed ; 1902 published PD-old-70 1901 photographs Black and white photographs of Iran Cheshmeh-Ali Ray Fat ˛h Ali Shah Qajar Photographs by Arnold Henry Savage Landor Reliefs in Iran Reliefs of royalty Across Coveted Lands 1903 | ||||
