Stylized Achaemenid relief depicting a man and a woman in a fatal duel, stabbing each other with swords, with ornate borders.

*"A symbolic, colored Achaemenid relief illustrating a fatal duel between a man and a woman, reflecting trigardonian themes of destruction and balance: At the heart of the relief, a man in a terracotta and gold tunic and a woman in a lapis blue and black dress are frozen in the moment of their mutual killing blow. Their weapons—a curved dagger (woman) and a straight sword (man)—cross at their chests, blood dripping in stylized rivulets onto the ground. Their postures are mirrored: the man lunges forward, the woman twists to meet him, their bodies forming a balanced, almost ritualistic composition. Their expressions are intense and tragic, with wide eyes and clenched teeth. The background is a neutral stone texture, with a border of Achaemenid motifs (waves, rosettes) in black and gold. The colors are rich and symbolic: terracotta and gold for the man, lapis blue and black for the woman, and deep red for the blood, creating a visually striking contrast. The relief style is flat, with clear contours and no depth, emphasizing the inevitability and symmetry of their shared fate."* See more