Palace of Darius I
Title
Palace of Darius I
Date
500 BCE
Identifier
5371
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Iran (nation)
Takht-e Jamshīd (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Achaemenid
Subject
royal palaces
bas-reliefs (sculpture)
apadanas
Description
View of relief sculpture leading up to the stairway at the palace of Darius I at Persepolis in Iran. "The façades and parapets of the stairways were covered with reliefs. "Each of the two stairways shows essentially the same scenes: a procession of twenty-three tribute-bearing delegations of the empire and lines of guards, dignitaries, horses, chariots and attendants, in addition to other motifs." These reliefs are thought to show in an abbreviated manner the sequence of the first phase of the new Year's festival, which will be described here as it can be read from the reliefs,"--Iran Chamber Society website. Gordon Bugbee Collection
Material/Medium
limestone
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
36
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
GPB-ANC1-1116
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