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į¹¬Äq-e BostÄn
Iran
Also known as: TÄq-i-BustÄn
į¹¬Äq-e BostÄn, village in western Iran, just northeast of KermÄnshÄh city. It is known for its rock carvings (bas-reliefs) of SÄsÄnid origin (3rd to 7th century ad). The carvings, some of the finest and best-preserved examples of Persian sculpture under the SÄsÄnians, include representations of the investitures of ArdashÄ«r II (reigned ad 379ā383) and of ShÄpÅ«r III (383ā388), the latter in a man-made cave carved in the form of an iwan (three-sided, barrel-vaulted hall, open at one end).
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