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Simurgh on Silver Plate
With the body of a dog and the wings of a bird, this creature shown on a Sasanian silver plate comes from Iranian mythology.
Tomb of Darius the Great Featuring a Faravahar
This Persepolis tomb (in modern day Iran) shows a Faravahar relief in the stone. It corresponds to the practice of placing avian images on the funerary objects of elite deceased.