Man's face
Relief
350 BC (made)
350 BC (made)
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Carved stone fragment, showing part of the profile of a man's face, from a panel depicting a line of royal subjects, from the palace of the Achaemenid ruler Artaxerxes III (r.359-338BC), Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), Iran, c. 350BC
Object details
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| Title | Man's face |
| Materials and techniques | Carboniferous limestone. The neatly-chiselled straight line on the right side of this fragment is of ancient date, and demonstrates that this figure was carved at the edge of a limestone slab in the great staircase. |
| Brief description | Fragment, carved stone relief, man's face in profile, Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), Achaemenid Iran, c. 350BC |
| Physical description | Carved stone fragment, showing part of the profile of a man's face, from a panel depicting a line of royal subjects, from the palace of the Achaemenid ruler Artaxerxes III (r.359-338BC), Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), Iran, c. 350BC |
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| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1886. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1887. pp.106 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 986-1886 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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