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The Essaqwand Rock Tombs ( fa, گوردخمه اسحاقوند) are three rock-hewn tombs located 25 km southwest of Harsin in Kermanshah Province, Iran. On top of the middle tomb there is a rock relief of a man with his profile toward the viewers. He is holding his hands in prayers in front of him. There is also a torch and a fire altar in front of him. Behind the fire altar there is another man, holding up something in his hands. The tombs have been attributed to different historical eras including Medes, Achaemenids, Seleucids and Parthians.
Kermanshah CHHTO website
Archaeological sites in Iran Buildings and structures in Kermanshah Province Sculpture of the Ancient Near East Medes Rock-cut tombs Burial sites of the Achaemenid dynasty Archaeology of the Achaemenid Empire Rock reliefs in Iran {{Iran-struct-stub
See also
* Sorkh Deh chamber tomb *Dekhmeh Rawansar Dekhmeye Rawansar or Koshk (دخمه روانسر) is a rock-cut tomb located near the town of Ravansar, about 57 km northwest of Kermanshah, at west of Iran. This tomb was known to Ernst Herzfeld but he never visited it. The first archaeologi ...
References
Kermanshah CHHTO website
Archaeological sites in Iran Buildings and structures in Kermanshah Province Sculpture of the Ancient Near East Medes Rock-cut tombs Burial sites of the Achaemenid dynasty Archaeology of the Achaemenid Empire Rock reliefs in Iran {{Iran-struct-stub