Title
The tomb of Darius I
Caption
The tomb of Darius I, The king's hand is raised in a gesture of worship. Above him is the winged disk of Ahuramazda, the god of Zoroastrian religion. This scene is supported by throne bearers representing the twenty eight nations of the empire. Darius was the first of the Achaemenid kings to choose Naqsh-i Rustam as a burial place. Ancient Persian/ Achaemenian. circa 549 - 486/485 BC. Naqsh-e Rostam.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Euan Wingfield
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A40_215
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,3Mb (4,8Mb) / 12,1in x 8,1in / 3635 x 2436 (300dpi)