Achaemenid Gallery
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“Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Tripylon (Council Hall), Main Hall, West Jamb of Southern Doorway:
historyarchaeologyartefacts:Gold plaque with lion-griffins. Achaemenid Persia, 6th–4th century BC [3
theancientwayoflife:~ Relief of a Gift Bearer.Date: ca. 490–470 B.C.Culture/Period: Achaemenid Place
ancientanimalart:virtual-artifacts:Bull sculpture, Achaemenid period ca. 550 - 330 BCEI believe this
virtual-artifacts:Bull sculpture, Achaemenid period ca. 550 - 330 BCE
ask-iran:((Being a child empire means you don’t have, uh, normal temper tantrumsthe original caption
ahencyclopedia:PEOPLE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: Cyrus the Great (First King of the Achaemenid Empire) CY
treasures-and-beauty:Iran, Achaemenid ornamental Lapis lazuli plate, ca 500-400 BC.
“Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Throne Hall, Southern Wall, West Jamb of Western Doorway: View of
Achaemenid gold griffin headed armlet from the Oxus treasure found in Takht-i-Kuwad, Tajikistan c. 4
Gold openwork applique, late 5th-4th century BC. Persian, Achaemenid period.
iranianrelated:Pasargadae at night: the capital of Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great, is locat
ancientart:Gold griffin-headed armlet from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC
Gold daric of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, showing a king or hero with bow and spear. Artist unkn
Achaemenid bust of a woman, Elamite period, 14th-12th-century B.C.
Lancers, detail from the archers’ frieze in Darius’ palace at Susa, c. 510 BC
Relief depicting a tribute bearer.Southern Iran, Persepolis, Achaemenid period, circa 5th century BC
Gold Achaemenid bracelet, Ancient Persia
Winged sphinx from Darius’ palace at Susa, c. 510 BC
AN ACHAEMENID INLAID GOLD BUTTON circa 6th-4th century b.c. With a quatrefoil lotus motif, the petal
Achaemenid golden bracelets with lions’ heads and lapis lazuli on the outer rim. Found on the
Relief of Persian King Darius I (c. 550–486 BC) in Persepolis
Two civil servants. Relief from the room N°11, Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur Sharrukin), 713
archaeheart:Persepolis, Iran // August, 2018
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