Persepolis Collection

Audience of Darius I. Persian art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne during hearing with officers Medes. Treasury Hall of the palace

Owen Jones Assyrian 14
Designs taken from columns and capitals, pilasters and mouldings, at Persepolis, Istakhr, Bi Sutoun and Ispahan

Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC
The triumphal entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 29 October 540BC. Solenne Pompa di Ciro in Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after the painting by Angelo

5th Century BC 6th Achaemenid Dynasty Empire
5th, century, BC, 6th, Achaemenid, Dynasty, Empire, ancient, age, Archaeological, Site, Archaeology, archeological, site, archeology, Architecture, Art, carved, Cross, Darius, I, the, Great, II

Winged Bulls, Hall of All the Nations, Persepolis, Iran
Pair of Winged Bulls at the Hall of All the Nations, Persepolis, Iran. Date: circa 1920s

Doors, windows and walls of the Palace of Persepolis, Syria
Doors, windows and walls in the ruins of the Palace of Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Syria. Porte, finestre, mura, del palazzo di Persepoli

View of the ruins of Persepolis or Chehel Minar, capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Iran. Prospetto generale della rovine di Persepoli

Sufi mystics of ancient Persia reading prayer books
Sufi mystics of ancient Persian Zoroastrianism read prayer books under a thatched hut. I sofi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon
View of the Temple of Bacchus within the Heliopolis, or Temple of Baalbek, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Elevazione del Tempio di Balbec

Ruins of Persepolis, or Takht-e-Jamshid, capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Iran. Persepolis. Apadana
Palace of Darius I. Apadana or Audience Hall. 6th c. BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Darius I on his throne. Persian Art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock. IRAN. Tehran

Iran. City of Persepolis. The Gate of all Nations or Xerxus Gateway. Detail Lamassu. Assyrian protective deity. Bulls body and humans head

Persian art. Persepolis. Apadana. Palace of Darius I. Lion a
Persian art. Persepolis. Achaemenid period. Apadana Palace. First palace built under Darius I in the new capital, Persepolis. Stands decorated with reliefs. 6th century and 5th centuries BC

Iran. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I. Relief and cuneiform i
Palace of Darius I (522-486 BC). Reliefs of the outer wall of the staircase of the Apadana depicting In the center, cuneiform inscription describing the construction of a staircase in the Palace of

Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Apadana Palace. Ruins. First
Persian art. Achaemenid period. Apadana Palace. Ruins. First palace built under Darius I in the new capital, Persepolis. It stands on a plinth decorated with reliefs depicting the royal guard

Persian Empire. Achaemenid period. Cuneiform writing. Palace
Persian Empire. Achaemenid period. Cuneiform writing on the wall of the Palace of Persepolis. 5th century B.C. Islamic Republic of Iran

Fire Altar at Persepolis
A fire altar close to the citadel and settlement at Persepolis. King Xerxes is depicted worshipping in front of a a fire altar on his rock- cut tomb. Date: 1902

Palace of Darius I. Apadana or Audience Hall. 6th c. BC. IRAN. Persepolis. Detail of capital of column capital with protome bull shaped. High relief. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture on rock

Tomb of Darius I the Great. 6th c. BC. IRAN. Persepolis. In the upper relief is represented the people who worship the god Ahura Mazda before the altar of fire. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Relief of Darius I the Great sitting on his throne with dignitaries, 521 BC. Persian art. Relief on rock

DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian
" DARIUS I " the Great" (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Darius the Great sitting on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I.. Persian Guard (with cylindrical hat) and nobleman of the Medan court (round hat)

Persian Soldiers with Shields
Persian soldiers with shields. Relief of the northern stairs. IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Persian art. Achaemenid

Persepolis / Architecture
Details of the capitals and column bases from the site of the citadel of Persepolis. Columned halls were characteristic of Persian architecture. Date: 1854

Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Palace of Darius I. Detail
Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I (522-486 B.C.). Detail of a palaces gate built between 470-450 B.C

Persepolis. Relief of the stairs of the Apadana. Detail. Del
Persian Art. Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). Persepolis. Relief of the stairs of the Apadana. Detail. Delegation: Bactria offering

Iran. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I. Relief of the Apadana
Palace of Darius I (522-486 BC). Reliefs of the outer wall of the staircase of the Apadana or Reception hall depicting Medas in procession up the stairs and carrying offerings. Persepolis

Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Throne Hall. Relief depicting
Persian art. Achaemenid period. 5th century B.C. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Throne Hall or the Imperial Armys hall of honour, also called the Hundred-Columns Palace

Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis. Griffin
Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Capital with a griffin, dated during the reign of Xerxes (486-465 BC). In the background, the Gate of all Nations or Gate of Xerxes

Iran / Tomb of Xerxes
The Tomb of Xerxes, north of Persepolis. The King is shown worshipping in front of a fire altar before the God Ahuramazda, supported by 30 peoples of the empire. Date: 1854

Persepolis - the Ruins
A fairly romanticised view of the ruins of Persepolis, prior to excavation, most of which was carried out by the Institute of Chicago in the 1930s. Date: 1823

Tomb at Persepolis shields of the Gauls, bonnet
Tomb at Persepolis. shields of the Gauls, bonnet of Persian king.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Facade of a tomb at Persepolis, Achaemenid Persia.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Persepolis, capital of Achaemenid Persia.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I. Cort觥 of Babylonians delivering to the king vases full of gold and silver. Decorations of the eastern side of the staircase

Tomb of Artaxerxes II. ca. 358 BC. IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Artaxerxes II tomb. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Head of Achaemenid Prince. 5th C. BC - 4th C. BC. Lapis lazuli. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture. IRAN. Tehran. Archaeological Museum. Proc: IRAN. FARS. Persepolis

The Empires of Persia and of Alexander the Great
A map of the Persian Empire about 500BC, and the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, as envisaged in 1899 AD. The battle field of Gaugamela

The ruins of Persepolis, Iran
The ruins of Persepolis - the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province, Iran. Date: circa 1920s

Palace of Darius I. Apadana or Audience Hall. 6th c. BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Tripylon or Triple Gate Hall.. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Cort觥of
IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Cort觥 of Babylonians delivering to the king vases full of gold and silver. Decorations of the eastern side of the staircase. Persian art. Achaemenid period

The Throne Hall or Hundred-Columns Palace. 485-465 BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Hall of a Hundred Columns or Throne Hall. Bull-shaped monumental head. Persian art. Achaemenid period

The Gate of All Nations. 486 -464 BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Gate flanked by figures of winged bulls with human head (androcephalic bulls). Persian art. Achaemenid period

Palace of Darius I. 6th c. BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Palace of Darius, Persepolis
Detail of Bas-relief Decoration from the east side of the stairs at the Palace of Darius the Great, showing an offeror entourage. Persepolis, Iran. Date: 6th-4th Century BCE

Lion-Bull Combat. Panel Of
Lion-Bull Combat. Panel of the west side of the stairs. IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Persian art. Achaemenid

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