Achaemenid Persian Spearman
Date5th Century BC
Object PlacePersepolis, Iran, West Asia, Asia
MediumLimestone
Dimensions11 5/8 × 10 3/8 inches (29.53 × 26.35 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund
Object number78.47
DescriptionFragment of a balustrade with the head of a Persian spearman in left profile wearing a fluted felt or feathered headdress. In front, tip of his spear; behind, portion of spear and headdress of a second spearman; above, petal-like decoration of balustrade.On View
Not on view
5th Century BC
early 17th Century
1307/1196 BC
745/727 BC
2565/2420 BC
1st Century AD
6th Century BC
6th/7th Century