reign of King Darius I, 522–486 BCE
69.2 cm h x 37.5 cm w x 12 cm d (27 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
From the Palace of Darius (east stairs of south facade), Persepolis (Iran). [E. Sassoon, Paris,(by 1931)], sold; to [Brummer Gallery, Inc, New York, (1931)], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Marble
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3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseBronze
19th centuryGermanBronze
2nd-1st millennium BCENear EasternCeramic
19th-20th centuryAmericanLeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERomanTerracotta
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Chinese