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Persepolis: Door jamb reliefs

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dc.contributor.authorPorada, Edith
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialPersia (Persepolis, Iran)
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T23:46:08Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T23:46:08Z
dc.date.created1965
dc.identifierANUA 682-4220
dc.identifier.otherP(A)-14
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/208872
dc.descriptionLeft: Royal hero fighting monster, a recurring theme
dc.descriptionrelief from doorway in palace of Darius (5th century BC)
dc.descriptionfigure of king dominates reliefs at Persepolis
dc.descriptionthe rendering of the Achaemenid kings as conqueror of supernatural beasts and monsters ascribes to him feats which only gods and genii can perform in Assyrian art. Right: Door jamb of Tripylon, showing Darius on throne carried by the nations of the empire
dc.descriptionXerxes, the crown prince, stands behind him
dc.descriptiona baldachin and symbol of Ahura Mazda appear above
dc.descriptionthis would have been coloured.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.subjectAchaemenian
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titlePersepolis: Door jamb reliefs
dc.typeImage
local.description.notesSource: Edith Porada, Ancient Iran: The Art of Pre-Islamic Times, London, Methuen, 1965, Plate 41, pp. 159 (left) & Plate 44, p. 157 (right)
dc.date.updated2020-08-24T23:46:08Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
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