Belloni, GianguidoFedi Dall'Asen, LilianaPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-08-242020-08-241969P(A)-29http://hdl.handle.net/1885/208890Turreted crown, symbolic of turreted walls of city, suggests he is royal. Andre Godard (in The Art of Iran, translated by Michael Heron, New York, F.A. Praeger, 1965, p. 144) speculated that it may have been Xerxes as a young man. Royal serenity characteristic of period. Eyes would have been of precious stone or enamelled35mmslidecolouren-AUAchaemeniansculpturestonebook scanPersepolis: Small (6.5 cm) lapis lazuli head of prince, 5th-4th century BC2020-08-24This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.