Taq Bostan, Sassanid Harp (Chang)

Unknown (Sassanian)


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
4th century
Height:
580.0 cm  (228 3/8 in.)
Width:
390.0 cm  (153 9/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
rock relief
Place of creation:
Kermānshāh (Īrān)
School:
Sassanid

    Item location

  • Ţāq-e Bustān (طاق بستان) (Kermānshāh, Īrān) (کرمانشاه)
    Administered by the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (سازمان میراث فرهنگی، صنایع دستی و گردشگری ایران‎‎)

Description

This Taq Bostan rock carving depicts women playing Persian harp (chang) while the Persian king is hunting.

Iconclass

48C753
more than one musician with instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Chang [3273]

RIdIM images


photo by Maryam Dolatifard

photo by Maryam Dolatifard

photo by Maryam Dolatifard

Image URLs

image link 4
Wikimedia Commons image

RIdIM record id

5019