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