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PLATE FACING PAGE XXVII Avalokiteśvara 202 XXVIII Tīrthakara 220 XXIX Dilwāra Temple 226 XXX Shrine of Bhūmiya 234 XXXI Bhairon 238 XXXII Iranian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins 260 1. Mithra 2. Apām Napāt 3. Māh 4. Vāta or Vāyu 5. Khvarenanh 6. Ātar 7. Vanainti (Uparatāt) 8. Verethraghna XXXIII 1. Typical Representation of Mithra 264 2. Scenes from the Life of Mithra XXXIV Iranian Deities on Indo-Scythian and Sassanian Coins 272 1. Tishtrya 2. Khshathra Vairya 3. Ardokhsho 4. Asha Vahishta 5. Ahura Mazda 6. Fire Altar 7. Fravashi XXXV Ancient Fire Temple near Iṣfahān 284 XXXVI 1. Mithra Born from the Rock 288 2. Mithra Born from the Rock XXXVII The Sīmurgh — Coloured 290 XXXVIII Ṭahmūrath Combats the Demons — Coloured 302 XXXIX 1. Ḍaḥḥāk (Azhi Dahāka) — Coloured 310 2. Jamshīd on His Throne — Coloured XL Rustam and the White Demon — Coloured 328 XLI The Death of Suhrāb — Coloured 332 XLII Kai Kāūs Attempts to Fly to Heaven — Coloured 336
