Descripitions of Images in the border of a medival rug second half of the third centuary AD
Victory of Shapur I over Valerian
In this image Gordian III the defeated Roman emperor has fallen under the foot of Shapurs horse.Shapur is holding Valerians hand as a sign of his capture and Philip the Arab another Roman emperor is kneeling opposite Shapurs horse.Above them a cherub is holding a diadem as a sign of victory and is flying towards Shapur.Two other figures are standing behind Philip.