Bricks

Panel of molded and glazed bricks forming the image of the head of an archer in profile. Part of his bow and arrow are also visible. The colors on these bricks are bluish-green, olive green and light brown.

Bricks

Description:
Bricks with the head of an archer
Medium:
Molded and glazed siliceous material
Location:
Palace of Darius I, Susa, Iran
Dimensions:
H. 27 cm; W. 46.8 cm; D. 12 cm
Date:
Achaemenid Period (reign of Darius I, ca. 510 BCE)
Inventory Number:
Sb 21878
Lender:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Antiquités orientales
© RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY. Photo Christian Larrieu