▁Armen ia ▁( now ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁Turkey ) ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁the ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th - 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁animal ▁sculpt ures ▁reach ▁considerable ▁sizes . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁stand ▁on ▁ped est al . ▁S cul pt ures ▁made ▁with ▁great ▁art istic ▁master y ▁and ▁expression ▁are ▁also ▁met ▁with ▁besides ▁sch emat ically ▁and ▁roughly ▁int agli ated ▁sheep ▁and ▁horse ▁figures . ▁Back s ▁and ▁sides ▁of ▁horses ▁and ▁sheep ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁relief ▁pictures ▁of ▁every day ▁life ▁scenes , ▁besides ▁ins cri ptions . ▁In scri ptions ▁car ved ▁with ▁Arab ic ▁script ▁are ▁also ▁frequently ▁found ▁on ▁head st ones . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁appearance ▁and ▁learning ▁ ▁Pictures ▁of ▁alive ▁be ings ▁in ▁every ▁form ▁were ▁restricted ▁after ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁by ▁Arab s ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century . ▁National ▁cre ativity ▁of ▁countries ▁occupied ▁by ▁Arab s ▁was ▁gradually ▁avoided ▁restrictions ▁of ▁Sh aria ▁beginning ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁reign ▁of ▁Arab s ▁was ▁strongly ▁sh aken ▁and ▁weak ened ▁by ▁the ▁Kh urr am ites ▁movement ▁and ▁fight ▁of ▁local ▁fe ud als ▁against ▁the ▁C ali ph ate . ▁Pictures ▁of ▁alive ▁be ings ▁appeared ▁in ▁national ▁arts ▁again . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁that ▁head st ones ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁forms ▁of ▁sheep ▁and ▁horses ▁beginning ▁from