At Fīrūzābād the ancient Gūr, also in Fārs are two reliefs of Ardashīr I, one depicting the overthrow of Artabanus V, the other depicting an investiture scene.
Only two reliefs for them were executed; one of them is probably the Lamentation panel now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
One or two reliefs at the Silver Towers do convey a sense of tranquillity and splendour, but an indigenous style of rigid cubical emphasis came progressively to dominate the iconic Hindu figures at southern sites.
Later in his reign a smaller raid was conducted westward against the Libyans, and in the Sinai two reliefs of the king attest his presence in the turquoise mines.
Some of this stylistic change, especially the last two reliefs from the Pisa pulpit, may also be attributable to apprentices or members of his workshop, including Giovanni Pisano, his son.
In fact, the museums' only authentic pieces -- two reliefs from the original Ishtar Gate, now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin -- were attached to a wall and went unnoticed by looters.
