The lowest of these shows a particularly fine cavalcade of horses.
Bishapur
| As already noted the sequence of reliefs at Bishapur form the most important group for understanding Sassanian imperial representation, and especially the aspirations and claims of Shapur I. The largest of them is a panoramic relief built around a central tableau of Shapur I with the three Roman emperors he defeated or overcame: Gordian II, Philip and Valerian. |
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| To the left are four rows of figures depicting his own vassals, followers and troops. |
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The lowest of these shows a particularly fine cavalcade of horses. |
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| On the right are four corresponding rows showing the king’s defeated opponents. |
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