Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Palace of Xerxes: "Guardsman" in Procession
486–465 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Palace of Xerxes: "Guardsman" in Procession, 486–465 BC. Achaemenid, Iran, Persepolis, 5th Century BC. Gray limestone; overall: 53 x 43.6 cm (20 7/8 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.279 This relief was probably once brightly painted.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gray limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 53 x 43.6 cm (20 7/8 x 17 3/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1943.279
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102A Ancient Near East
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