bull with the head of a bearded man in takhte jamshid of shiraz

achaemenid ancient archaeological archaeology architecture attraction bas blue bull carving civilization columns culture empire entrance fars gate guard guardians headed heritage historic historical human iran iranian jamshid lamassu landmark monument nations old parsa persepolis persia persian pillar relief remains rock ruins sculpture shiraz sightseeing site sky statue stone sunny symbol takht tourism travel unesco winged world xerxes