tammuz: A limestone head of an archer from Persepolis, dating back to 486-465 BCE. Persepolis was am
tammuz:A limestone head of an archer from Persepolis, dating back to 486-465 BCE. Persepolis was among the ceremonial seats of government in the Persian Achaemenid Empire and was used to escape the summer heat of Babylon, the Achaemenids’ main imperial capital. The relief is part of an extraordinary Near East collection at the recently renovated Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Photo by Babylon Chronicle -- source link
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