The bas-relief in the Apadana Palace.
The Persepolis beast is an unidentified giraffe-like animal which appears in a bas-relief in Apadana, Persepolis, Iran, created in approximately 500 B.C.. The relief supposedly depicts the animal being presented by an Ethiopian delegation.[1][2]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835
- ↑ Shuker, Karl P. N. (1995) In Search of Prehistoric Survivors: Do Giant 'Extinct' Creatures Still Exist?, Blandford, ISBN 9780713-724691