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.
Leaded bronze
5th-2nd century BCEIberianBronze
19th centuryFrenchStained wood with metal [brass?] decoration attached, stored in a brown wood box
20th centuryWest AfricanWood, with red and green pigments applied to the robes and black to the hair
13th centuryJapaneseSandstone
3rd millennium BCEEgyptianTerracotta
Volcanic stone or alabaster
3rd-2nd century BCEEtruscanTerracotta with traces of white pigment in hair
5th century BCEGreekGilt bronze
7th-8th centuryKoreanPlaster
20th centuryGermanStone
3rd-4th century CERomanVolcanic stone
3rd century BCEEtruscan