ars ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Greek ▁or ▁Roman ▁artists . ▁O thers ▁argue ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁Pal my ra ▁or ▁by ▁an ▁artist ▁from ▁this ▁city , ▁while ▁others ▁suggest ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁Sus a ▁( the ▁nearest ▁bigger ▁ancient ▁city ). ▁ ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁local ▁pe as ants ▁but ▁must ▁have ▁originally ▁ad orn ed ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁at ▁Sh ami , ▁where ▁several ▁H ellen istic ▁bronze ▁stat ues ▁were ▁found . ▁The ▁statue ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁no blem en ▁from ▁the ▁Par th ian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁statue ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁date . ▁Sch ol ars ▁have ▁proposed ▁various ▁dat ings ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁BC ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁AD . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Hans ▁Erik ▁Math iesen : ▁S cul pt ure ▁in ▁the ▁Par th ian ▁Empire , ▁A ar hus ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁, ▁p .   1 6 5 - 1 6 7 ▁ ▁Weblinks ▁ ▁Tr ud y ▁S . ▁K aw ami , ▁“ SH AM I ▁ST AT UE ,” ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Iran ica , ▁online ▁edition , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁available ▁at ▁http :// www . ir an ica online . org / articles / sh ami - stat ue ▁( access ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁Category : Par th ian ▁Empire ▁Category : Pers ian ▁art