reign of King Darius I, 522–486 BCE
76.2 cm h x 41.5 cm w x 12 cm d (30 x 16 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
From the Palace of Darius (east stairs of south facade), Persepolis (Iran). [E. Sassoon, Paris,(by 1935)], sold; to [Brummer Gallery, Inc, New York, (1935-1936)], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Deep yellow-brown, faintly translucent stone with cream-colored streaks
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseGlazed, painted Meissen porcelain. .
AmericanTerracotta
18th centuryItalianTerracotta
9th-8th century BCECypriot?Gold
8th-15th centuryCosta RicanHandmade paper, chalk, graphite, pink wove paper and corrugated cardboard
20th centuryBritishTerracotta, traces of white slip.
4th-1st century BCEGreekMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMarble from Western Asia Minor
3rd century CERomanTerracotta
Marble
2nd century CERomanGilt bronze
Chinese