George G. Cameron

A Photograph of Darius' Sculptures at Behistan

AT HIS first view of the rock sculptures of Darius at Behistan, the traveler experiences a feeling of intense disappointment. They are dwarfed by the lofty peak on which they are carved and appear insignificant, almost infinitesimal, even to one who may have studied the many previously published photographs and drawings. They do not even face directly on the plain some three to four hundred feet below but are cut on the left side of a cleft or