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PERSEPOLIS (TAKHT-E JAMSHID)
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Griffin figures made for top of columns
Eagle figures made for top of columns (called capital).
Bull figures

Bull figure capital, a common motif of city's architecture.
More than eight feet wide by five feet high.
Once were on top of columns.

 Wall relief
Bas-relief wall
 Wall relief
Bas-relief stairs

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