Ghulbiyan

Located in the Faryab Province in Afghanistan, this wall painting depicts thirteen figures with a central crowned figure, possibly the king, on a throne. According to Warwick Ball, this wall painting dates back to the fourth-early fifth century CE.

• • • Ball, Warwick. “362. Ghulbiyan.” Archeological Gazetter of Afghanistan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
    • Lee, Jonathan, and Franzt Grenet. “New Light on the Sasanid Painting at Ghulbiyan, Faryab Province, Afghanistan.” South Asian Studies 14:1(1998): 75-85.