Detail of trilingual relief of Darius Bisitun Iran This relief is the equivalent to cuneiform of what the Rosetta Stone represents to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics Carved into a cliff above an ancient road in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains it tells the story of the reign of Darius I who ruled Persia from to BC The same text is repeated in three languages Old Persian Elamite and Babylonian In the s and s A British army officer Sir Henry Rawlinson had the inscriptions transcribed and was able to translate first the Persian and later with the help of others the Elamite and Babylonian texts The carvings are high above the road and are in fact illegible from it It is believed that Darius main concern was to make the reliefs proof from tampering by siting them in a relatively inaccessible position

Figurative Art

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This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.