Westren wall of the Audience Hall

The central section is dominated by a tall woman standing at the edge of a pool. The woman is admired by the crowded figures watching from behind a balustrade.
On the upper level A group of onagers [Asiatic wild ass, extinct] within a fenced area being driven by horsemen and dogs toward a net where they would be trapped. Alongside the fence are a number of puppet-like figures holding torches apparently to scare the animals into the trap.

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