Murals found on sites within the territory of the Sasanian empire (224- 650 CE) are considered Sasanian. While their main function is decorative, their secondary function can be derived from location, theme, and dimension, and is important because it reflects a world-view.
Bibliography:
- Compareti, Matteo. “The State of Research on Sasanian Painting.” E-Sasanika (2011): 1-50.
- De Waele, A. “The Figurative Wall Painting of the Sasanian Period from Iran, Iraq and Syria.” Iranica Antiqua 39 (2004): 339‐81.
- Rice, D. Talbot. “The Cave of Shapur and Sasanian Painting.” Bulletin of the Iranian Institute 6/7 (1946): 30-34.
List of sites with wall paintings:
- Ghulbiyan
- Dura Europos
- Tepe Hissar
- Kuh-e Khwaja
- Ayyan-e Karkha
- Ctesiphon
- Susa
- Shahr-e Gor, Firuzabad, Fars
- Hajiabad