Head
450 BC (made)
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This is a relief head of a warrior in gray stone. This head is ancient Persian and probably from the left hand side of the middle staircase of the Palace of Xerxes, Persepolis.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carboniferous limestone |
| Brief description | Head of a warrior, fragment of a relief in grey limestone, possibly from the staircase of the Palace of Xerxes, Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), Achaemenid Iran, c. 450BC |
| Physical description | Head of a warrior, fragment of a relief in gray stone. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Architectural Association |
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| Summary | This is a relief head of a warrior in gray stone. This head is ancient Persian and probably from the left hand side of the middle staircase of the Palace of Xerxes, Persepolis. |
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| Accession number | A.13-1916 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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