Photographer’s Note
The lion-bull decorative motif can be seen in many forms and many places in Persepolis. There are different ideas by scholars about the philosophy of the motif, according to one of them the bull is a symbol of winter and the lion a symbol of spring. So, attacking the bull by the lion means the finishing of winter and the beginning of spring, the new life of nature and therefore the Iranian New Year's Day.
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Copyright: Sohail Forouzansepehr (sfsepehr)
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(133) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-06-05
- Categories: Ceremony, Architecture, Artwork, Ruins
- Camera: OLYMPUS MJU DIGITAL 800
- Exposure: f/2.8, 1/125 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Ancient Persia from My POV
- Theme(s): My TE Photos [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-08-02 4:11
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