SANG-E SHIR (STONE LION)

The famous Peter Lion of the th Century BC (parthian period) is the only remnant of the ancient Ecbatane. Today, he was very badly damaged, originally one of the doors of the city, and could have been carved by Alexander the Great. Pending further excavations, it is almost the only remnant of the préislamique era. The women of Hamdan worship him by applying their hands on him.