Rag-i-Bibi

Rag-i-Bibi is a Sasanian rock relief in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan, measuring 4.9 m high and 6.5 m wide. The relief depicts a kingly figure, possibly Shapur I, riding a galloping horse in pursuit of an Indian rhinoceros, with three additional figures behind the rider. The sculpture blends Sasanian and Partho-Gandharan artistic features, making it unique among Sasanian rock reliefs as it stands over 1,000 km east of the nearest comparable example. Extensively damaged by Taliban iconoclasm, it became known to western scholarship only in 2002.