Naqsh Register Vol. III · Folio 12
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An Inscriptional System № 04

Cut into the cliff,
not laid upon it. — a study in weathered basalt & chiselled shadow

A monumental design system drawn from the Sassanid rock reliefs of Naqsh-e Rostam: matte slate-basalt grounds, recessed shadow planes, and Trajan-cut capitals carved directly into the page.

Era 3rd – 7th c. CE
Site Fars · Persia
Surface Slate · Basalt
Method Incised Stone
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