Wild Boar heads in Iranian architecture. The head alone is likely representation of deity of victory, Verethragna/ Bahram (بهرام)
سر گراز در معماری ایرانی
Photo: multiple stucco fragments @philamuseum from Tepe Hissar, Sasanian
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One example from Tepe Hissar
I wrote about boars in more details before, and gave many examples of boar heads as well as boar hunting etc. across various media in ancient Iran
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Ramāvand, Qalā Gūri, #Sasanian
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Ramavand, Barz Qawaleh
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Slightly post-Sasanian, Chal Tarkhan- Eshgabad
1: @britishmuseum
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Related, charging boars, from Ctesiphon, @ Berlin & @metmuseum
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Boars on clothing of an ambassador, Afrasiab, Sogdiana
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Boar heads from Bamiyan
Again, I'm not including numerous other examples on textiles etc. See previous thread on motifs in ancient Iran for more examples.
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