Stone relief from the doorway to the Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis, South Iran, c500 BC. Artist: Unknown

Stone relief from the doorway to the Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis, South Iran, c500 BC. Artist: Unknown

1-156-195 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Stone relief from the doorway to the Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis, South Iran, c500 BC. Relief carving from the Palace of Darius I (548-486 BC), Achaemenid king of Persia, showing Sargon of Akkad (c2370 BC) with a servant. Above them is the winged symbol of Ahura Mazda (Ormazd, Ormuzd, Ohrmazd), Lord of Wisdom, supreme god of the Zorastrians (Zarathustrians).


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Sargon of Akkad: Sumerian, Akkadian, Mesopotami: King
People Related
  1. Darius I: Persian: King

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Sculpture

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Iran Fārs Takht-e Jamshīd

  1. 29 56 00 N , 052 53 00 E

World Asia Iran

  1. 32 00 00 N , 053 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Locations & Buildings Palaces & Stately Homes

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Religion & Belief Mythology

Religion & Belief Other

People Other

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2615x4011
File Size : 30,729kb


Aliases

  1. 007383
  1. 007383
  1. 0390005641
  1. 1-156-195
  1. 1156195
  1. 5641

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