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A column capital in the form of a bull-man from the Tripylon, Persepolis, Achaemenid Period, Reign of Xerxes 486-465 BCE. (The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)
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Chicago), M. H. (. a. T. O. I. U. o. (2012, September 22). Column Capital, Persepolis. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/899/column-capital-persepolis/
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Chicago), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Oriental Institute, Univ. of. "Column Capital, Persepolis." World History Encyclopedia, September 22, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/899/column-capital-persepolis/.
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Chicago), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Oriental Institute, Univ. of. "Column Capital, Persepolis." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Sep 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/899/column-capital-persepolis/.
