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Sasanians of Bandian
Photo essay: Rare look at an archaeological site
September 5, 2004
iranian.com
In 1994, when the archaeological importance of Bandian
was realized, the first excavations were carried out to reveal
precious remains
of art and architecture of the pre-Islamic Iran, dating from the
Sasanian period (224-651 A.D.).
Found at the site, near the town of Daregaz, 1150 km northeast
of Tehran near the Turkmenistan border, were a stucco-decorated
hall with columns, Sasanian Pahlavi inscriptions, and at last the
some remains of brick architecture, which are considered to be
one of the most invaluable finds of that period.
Moreover, the excavations led by the Iranian Cultural Heritage
Organization's archaeologist, Mehdi Rahbar, yielded a Zoroastrian
temple, with a substantial amount of its decoration and design
features intact. Although the upper parts of the stucco reliefs
were not preserved, nevertheless a good deal had remained in place
(info from Bandian
of Daregaz).
These photographs were taken by Soroor Ghanimati in 1998. Ghanimati
is a Research Fellow at UC Berkeley's Department of Near Eastern
Studies and a Deputy of UNESCO's World Heritage Organization.
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