Description
You see a sign that shows one of the most original sports in Iran. lacrosse; An old Iranian game that has been popular among the people since the Achaemenid period. Whoever travels to Iran and attacks Iran, returns polo to his land as a booty from Iran.
It is said that during the conquest of India by Darius, the style of this game went to India and the Europeans learned it and took it to their land during the Safavid period and colonization of India.
Apparently, golf and hockey were also inspired by our neglected and overlooked lacrosse, and their handles are shaped like lacrosse sticks.
This exquisite marble tableau has been depicted by the capable hands of Fateme Norouzi, who has done a good job in portraying this beautiful scene. The anatomy of horses and their movement and confrontation, the form of riders sitting on horses, the polo hands reaching up to the hands, the look of two riders on the ball, are all depicted and exhibited with artistry and mastery.
The charm of this painting does not end there. The song is the color and light that comes out of the painting. Beautiful patterned clothes, waist shawls of three riders, their boots, golden saddles of their horses. None of the details are hidden from the eyes of Fateme Nowrozi and they are performed at the peak of beauty and pleasantness.