Frieze of Archers
Title
Frieze of Archers
Date
ca. 500 BCE
Identifier
1722
Work Type
Design Elements
Work Location
Iran (nation)
Shūsh (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Achaemenid
Subject
friezes (ornamental areas)
archers
Lion
Description
Detail view of reconstructed frieze of archers and lions at Susa in Iran. "The archers, who are shown in left or right profile, must have converged toward a central element bearing a trilingual inscription. Rather than a flat surface the frieze probably adorned a facade of projecting pilasters alternating with recessed niches, a traditional method of decoration in the near east,"--The Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre, edited by Prudence Oliver Harper, Joan Aruz, Françoise Tallon, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).
Material/Medium
brick (clay product)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1BASUS1-26CBC2C1
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