Pardeh show

There is painting of a story or a history of a war or epic on this curtain in a pardeh show.

The stone table of painting [clarification needed] still can be found in Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rustam.

In the Middle Ages, the Persians began to use pardeh shows as a way of telling the stories from the Shahname to people who did not know how to read.

In the time of Safavid dynasty this kind of theater flourished in all parts of Iran.

Illustrations on vases show helmet-like masks, covering the entire face and head, with holes for the eyes and a small aperture for the mouth, plus a wig.