Simorgh

The Echoes of Old Persia - a collection of ceramic sculptures inspired by Persian miniatures

…Now there standeth far from the haunts of men the Mount Alberz, whose head toucheth the stars, and never had mortal foot been planted upon its crest. And upon it had the Simorgh, the bird of marvel, builded her nest. Of ebony and of sandal-wood did she build it, and twined it with aloes, so that it was like unto a king's house, and the evil sway of Saturn could not reach thereto...

Shahnameh of Ferdowsi