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Collections

Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis500-450 B.C.

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Limestone relief fragment showing a male head in profile with a tall fluted crown and tightly curled beard, broken edges on the left and bottom
Stone relief fragment depicting a male figure in profile facing left, with a tall fluted crown or headdress and elaborately curled beard rendered in fine spiral patterns; Achaemenid-style carving in buff limestone.
Title
Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis
Place Made
Southern Iran
Date Made
500-450 B.C.
Period
Achaemenid period
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
7 5/8 × 7 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (19.37 × 19.37 × 3.81 cm) Weight: 2 lb. (0.9 kg)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.25
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.