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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. Islam

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Stone relief of a sphinx. Achaemenid Persian, Perseopolis, 5th BCE. Male sphinx wearing the imposing horned headdress of a divinity. Originally painted, it was one of a pair flanking the winged disc figure of Ahura-Mazda, a god adopted as the Persian royal deity by Darius I. Originally set up on a façade of Palace G, constructed by Ataxerxes III, but later transferred during or after his reign to replace the original north staircase of Palace H in Persepolis. 82 x 75 x 9 cm. Inv. AN 129381.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART183397

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2624px × 3072px

Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY

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4th century BCE

5th century BCE

Achaemenid (559-330 BCE)

Artaxerxes III (358-338 BCE)

Persepolis, Iran