Old European culture

Late Sassanian depiction of a deity on a column capital now held in Taqe Bostan , which  @persiaantiqua   identified as Mehr (Mithra) based...

Oh this is amazing. This image depicts a traditional Iranian "Kuseh Gardani" ritual, which is performed by men in times of drought...

Two Sassanian wall relief slabs dated to the 5th-6th c. AD, depicting rampant ibex goats flanking "the tree of life"... This is an...

Male peafowls defend their territory from rival males during the mating season.  Peafowl mating season peaks between Jun and Aug, the monsoo...