Lion and Bull- 60″ x 48″
The prominent stone relief stand on the Eastern Façades of the eastern and western staircases of the Palace of Darius, Tachara at Persepolis. Illumination-sunrise, depicts the eastern staircase.
The images are very powerful. Many scholars and historians believe this figure symbolizes rebirth or the coming of the New Year equivalent to the vernal equinox- the celebration of Nowruz. The mighty lion represents the face of the sun pouncing on the bull, which represents the face of the moon. Both of the mythical creatures are immortal, expressing two kinds of immortality. The lion bringing the New Year with the light of the sun, and the bull representing the old year as the light dims.
Illumination – How will you shine?