Sphinx
Title
Sphinx
Date
ca. 500 BCE
Identifier
1921
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Iran (nation)
Takht-e Jamshīd (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Achaemenid
Subject
sphinxes
reliefs (sculptures)
Description
Detail view of relief sculpture of sphinx at Persepolis in Iran. "This male sphinx wears the imposing horned headdress of a divinity. Discovered at Persepolis by Colonel John MacDonald Kinneir during excavations in 1826, it was originally one of a pair flanking the winged disc figure of Ahura-Mazda, a god adopted as the Persian royal deity by Darius I (522-486 BC) ... Work on the major structures was undertaken by a wide range of craftsmen, employed from throughout the empire, and some fifteen major buildings were constructed on the citadel during the Achaemenid period. Carved stone reliefs decorated the exterior façades of some of these buildings,"--The British Museum's website.
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
A1IAPER3500BE28A21
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