EditorialAchaemenid Empire. Persepolis. Apadana, The Audience Hall of Darius. Delivery of tributes to the Persian king by the Cilicians (vassal nation), 5th century BC. Slaves carrying gifts. Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialPersepolis , capital of ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by Darius I (522-486 BC). Palace of 100 Columns. It was started by Xerxes I (486-465 BC) ) and finished by Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC). Column shaped like a bull at the northern gate entrance, 5t...
EditorialWinged anthropomorphic bull made of glazed ceramics (5th-6th centuries BC). From Persepolis, Iran. National Museum of Iran. Tehran. Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialPalace of Darius I (522-486 BC). Reliefs of the outer wall of the staircase of the Apadana or Reception hall depicting a fight between a lion and a bull. Persepolis. Copy of the original preserved in their original place (Iran), 1892. British Museum. L...
EditorialIran. Persepolis. Capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC). Palatial city built by King Darius I and destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Staircase of the Palace of Xerxes (Hadish). The walls are decorated with Lion-Bull motifs (symbol...
EditorialPersian art. Persepolis. Achaemenid period. Apadana Palace. First palace built under Darius I in the new capital, Persepolis. Stands decorated with reliefs. 6th century and 5th centuries BC. Lion and bull combat. Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialPersian art. Achaemenid period. Apadana Palace. Ruins. First palace built under Darius I in the new capital, Persepolis. It stands on a plinth decorated with reliefs depicting the royal guard. 6th and 5th centuries B.C. Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialAchaemenid Empire. Relief of a Mede senior official (round cap) during a reception with Darius the Great (521-485 BC), 5th century BC. From Persepolis. Archaeological Museum of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialAchaemenid Empire. Palace of Persepolis. Relief of King Darius the Great (521-485 BC). 5th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialPersian Art. Achaemenid Period. 6th and 5th century B.C. Tombs of kings Darius I, Xerxes I and Darius II, carved into the rock. Necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam. Around Persepolis. Iran.
EditorialARTE PERSA-AQUEMENIDA. PERSEPOLIS (TAKHT-E-JAMSHID). Ciudad palaciega iniciada en el 518 a. C. por orden de DARIO I. CAPITEL con forma de TORO (518-460 a. C.). Procede posiblemente de la Sala de Audiencias de Dario I. Museo de Arte Nelson-Atkins (The N...
EditorialBronze statuette of a rider, Achaemenid, 5th-4th century BCE, a rare representation of a Persian horseman. He wears a short Iranian sword, an akinakes, known from Achaemenid art, particularly from reliefs at Persepolis. The use of trousers is Median, o...