Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Palace of Darius I. Detail

Persian Art. Achaemenid Dynasty. Persepolis. Palace of Darius I (522-486 B.C.). Detail of a palace's gate built between 470-450 B.C. The scene depicts the King Darius seated on a throne holding a scepter and a lotus flower with a servant behind him while other servants hold the king arranged in three lower rows. Nineteenth century copy of the original kept in their place of origin (Iran). British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Achaemenid Darius Iran Lotus Lotus Flower Persepolis Persia Scepter Sculpted

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