Title

Frieze of Archers

Caption

Achaemenid Empire. Frieze of Archers, ca. 510 BC. Palace of Darius I, Susa. Iran (Persia). Detail. Enameled bricks. Royal guard carrying bows and lances. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Date

1999

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Reference

UMG21A14_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,3Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,8in x 14,9in / 3532 x 4481 (300dpi)

Keywords

6th century BC Achaemenian Achaemenians Achaemenid Artaxerxes Cloisonne Empire Frieze of Archers Iran Louvre Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Near East Old Persia Old Persian Palace Palace of Darius I Palace of Darius the Great Persian Susa ancient ancient age antique antiquity archer archers art beard bearded blue bow bows brick bricks brickwork ceramic clothing decorative dress enameled frieze glazed-brick guard guards historical history immortals lance man men