• A watercolour-style illustration of Persepolis, Iran, showing a classical stone relief with figures and architectural details. The text 'PERSEPOLIS' and 'Iran' appears below, with a postage-style stamp graphic at the top right.
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  • White postcard with a black logo and text on a white background
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Persepolis, Iran · Watercolour Postcard

Persepolis, Iran · Watercolour Postcard
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Everyone comes to Persepolis for the fallen columns and the stone winged bulls, but the wonder is in what the carvings leave out. The great staircase shows twenty three nations of the empire filing up to the king, each in their own dress with a gift from home, and not one scene of violence among them, no prisoners, no chains, no captives underfoot. Instead a Persian usher takes each visitor gently by the hand and leads him in, an empire choosing to picture itself as a host rather than a conqueror. This A6 art postcard marks Persepolis, Iran.



Part of the Postcards Home series: a growing collection of original illustrated postcards, each rooted in a real place, ready to write and send.

Dimensions & Details

Product Dimensions:
A6 : 105mm x 148mm

Material & Weight: 350gsm heavy coated matt card.

Print: Full colour, High-resolution sharp 1440dpi print. Waterproof eco solvent ink to the front and black classic postcard reverse

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