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Egyptian columns (lotus bud, lotus flower, fluted), Persian column (with double bull capital), colonnade, diagrams.
Architecture; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Sculpture; Capitals (Columns); Flowers; Animals; Bulls; Cattle; Colonnades; Diagrams; Drawings; Architectural...
From the "Elements of Architecture: Column and Colonnade" section of the "Art of Ancient Egypt" chapter (Chapter 3). Elements included: capital; shaft; base; capital (double bull).
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Napir-Asu, front, slight three-quarter view.
Sculpture; Metalwork; Votive offerings; Portraits; Women; Queens; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Patterns (Design elements)
Queen, portrait statue, from Susa, Iran.
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Ceramic beaker, from Susa, Iran.
Sculpture; Pottery; Drinking vessels; Containers; Animals; Dogs; Birds; Horns (Animal); Patterns (Design elements)
Ceramic, painted in brown glaze.
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Woman Spinning, from Susa (modern Shush, Iran).
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Spinning; Sitting; Domestic life; Women; Women domestics; Servants; Working class; Employees; Social classes; Clothing & dress; Borders (Ornament areas); Fans (Accessories); Hairstyles; Thread; Spinning apparatus;...
Relief fragment.
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, plan.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Castles & palaces; Residential facilities; Houses; Rooms & spaces; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Treasuries; Gates; Gatehouses; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Drawings;...
Includes: main gate; gatehouse; Apadana (audience hall); Palace of Darius I; Palace of Xerxes I; treasury; throne room, or Hall of 100 Columns.
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, general view.
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Castles & palaces; Buildings; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Terraces; Inclined planes; Stairways; Walls; Sculpture;...
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, stairway, relief detail, Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute.
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Castles & palaces; Buildings; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Rooms & spaces; Stairways; Walls; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture;...
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Torque with lion's head terminals, diagram, one of the terminals.
Jewelry; Necklaces; Neckwear; Clothing & dress; Metalwork; Goldwork; Decorative arts; Animals; Lions; Wild cats; Heads (Anatomy); Processes & techniques; Drawings; Diagrams
From Susa (modern Shush, Iran), diagram of one of the lion's head terminals. Elements included are: empty wells, inlay, filigree wire. From the "Technique: Persian Metalworking" section of the "Art of the Ancient Near East"...
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Torque with lion's head terminals.
Jewelry; Necklaces; Neckwear; Clothing & dress; Decorative arts; Metalwork; Goldwork; Heads (Anatomy); Animals; Lions; Wild cats
From Susa (modern Shush, Iran).
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Head of a Sassanian king (Shapur II?), front view.
Sculpture; Metalwork; Silverwork; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Beards; Hairstyles; Clothing & dress; Crowns; Headdresses; Headgear
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, column with capital (double bull).
Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Animals; Bulls; Cattle; Horns (Animal); Reconstructions
Partially reconstructed column with complete capital (double bull).
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Palace of Shapur I, Ctesiphon, Iraq, iwan, exterior view.
Architecture; Buildings; Castles & palaces; Houses; Residential facilities; Dwellings; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Facades; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Walls; Arcades (Architectural components); Arches;...
"The son and successor of Artaxerxes, Shapur I (r. 241-272), succeeded in further extending Sasanian territory. He also erected a great palace at Ctesiphon, the capital his father had established near modern Baghdad in Iraq. The central...
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