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.
Terracotta
GreekPlaster
19th centuryItalianLeaded bronze
7th-1st century BCEEgyptianBlack granite(?)
3rd-2nd millennium BCEEgyptianStoneware with mottled brown glaze
19th centuryThaiTerracotta
17th centuryItalianMolded, white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
7th centuryChineseBronze
16th-17th centuryItalian?Plaster, toned and painted
19th-20th centuryAmericanLeaded bronze
5th century BCE-1st century CEGreekCast iron
20th centuryGermanGray schist; Gandharan style
4th-5th century CEGandharan