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Great Hyperspace War Bas-Relief

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Great Hyperspace War Bas-Relief

Production information
Model	Bas-relief frieze
Type	Sith artifact
Culture	Sith
Creators	Massassi
Created	Sometime after 5,000 BBY
Discovered	c. 22 BBY
Owners	Sith Emperor Darth Sidious
Known locations	Dromund Kaas Imperial Citadel Yavin 4 Coruscant Chancellor's Suite, Republic Executive Building
Physical and technical specifications
Width	Several meters
Other markings	Depiction of a Great Hyperspace War battle
Usage and history
Heritage	Sith
Era(s)	Old Republic era Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Massassi Sith Empire Order of the Sith Lords

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This Great Hyperspace War Bas-Relief was a Massassi frieze, excavated from an archeological dig on Yavin 4 by the Wolhanian expedition.

1 History
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources

HistoryEdit

In 3,678 BBY, this art piece, or a similar rendering of it, was displayed along the wall of the Sith Emperor's chambers in the Dromund Kaas citadel in Kaas City.

Nearly four millennia later, after the duel on Yavin 4, Mas Amedda was sent to the moon to acquire it, along with piranha beetles, for Chancellor Palpatine, who put the pair on display in his antechamber.

It was said to depict a ferocious battle which took place during the Great Hyperspace War, with followers of the light side and the dark side clashing together, alongside various war beasts. Jedi visitors to his office believed that it was a nod of respect towards their order, but it was actually a statement of Palpatine's belief in Sith superiority.

Behind the scenesEdit

The original concept art made for the frieze during production of Revenge of the Sith.

As part of Palpatine's art collection, George Lucas requested a frieze depicting an ancient battle between followers of the light and the dark side of the Force, probably conceptually redirecting to the Battle of Ruusan. Erik Tiemens made the original approved artwork, which was then used as a basis for the finished frieze.

Included in both versions of the piece, is a female warrior curiously similar to concept art depicting a red-haired "Sith Witch", which was rejected as a villain in the prequel trilogy. Whether or not this was an intentional "nod" to the character, is unknown.