Shapur’s hunting scenes represent divine order imposed on chaos.

Evidence

So images like this one are visual metaphors for royal power conceived in Zoroastrian terms. In killing the wild deer the hunter-king is imposing divine order on demonic chaos. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 689

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 689