The Bandian Fire Temple 3rd-7th C. CE

One inscription reads: "I am Hephthalite, son … the Hephthalite is trustworthy".

The Bandian Fire Temple is a Sassanid archaeological site in Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, near the medieval city Abiward. It seems to be dated to the mid-Sassanid era (5th C. CE) around the time of Peroz I or Kavad I from what I see online (I don't know how accurate that dating is) and is thought to depict scenes from the Hephthalite-Sassanid wars. The scenes here may show Sassanid victory over the Hephthalites (White Huns). Peroz was utterly defeated by the Hephthalites every time he attacked them, and as far as I can see the Hephthalites never attacked Peroz and were never defeated by him. Kavad was saved by the Hephthalites twice despite his attacks on them. Sukhra, a Parthian, was a de-facto ruler of the Sassanid Empire in-between Peroz and Kavad, and this could also be from the time of his rule since he had some military success against the Hephthalites.

There is a coin that seems to depict an unknown Hephthalite ruler and the Sassanid ruler, Kavad I, together. It's possible this could be a mutual artistic attempt at peace between the two.

Hephthalite with inscription above.

Fire altar?

Fallen Hephthalite?

The complex.

Column.

Woman pouring water?

I'm not sure what this says.

Defeated Hephthalites?

Defeated Hephthalite?

Defeated Hephthalites?

Defeated Hephthalites?

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandian_complex

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandian_Hallway.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandian_Lady_Plasterwork.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%DA%AF%DA%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandian,_vanquished_Hephthalite.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandian_Hephthalite.jpg

https://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Archaeology/Sasanian/bandian.htm

https://itto.org/iran/attraction/bandian-fire-temple-archaeological-site-dargaz/