Shami statue
The Shami statue is one of the main surviving works of Parthian art.
2401) and was found at Shami (modern Khūzestān Province), where there was an ancient sanctuary.
The figure's head is slightly too small in relation to the rest of its body and the face has a plain, unmodelled surface with an aquiline nose.
The man bears a short beard and a heavy moustache, while his hair is long and covers the ears.
The high quality of the art work caused some speculations of its production place.
Bronze statue of a Parthian nobleman from the sanctuary at Shami in
Elymais
(modern-day
Khūzestān Province
,
Iran
, along the Persian Gulf), now located at the
National Museum of Iran
. Dated 50 BC-150 AD, Parthian School.