Persepolis: MRA-IRN-Far004
Type Sample Item
Sample ID
- MRA-IRN-Far004
Sample Material Type
- Mural painting
Sample Sub-type
- fragment
Dimensions (cm)
- Length
- 0.45
- Width
- 0.45
- Height
- 0.1
- Notes
- smallest fragment
- Length
- 5.9
- Width
- 3.6
- Height
- 0.9
- Notes
- largest fragment
Weight
- weight value (g)
- 39.629
- Notes
- all fragments together
Geographic Location
- Country
- Iran
- Place
- Persepolis
Site/monument
- Iran (IRN)
Fars
Persepolis
Tachara Palace
Historical note about the site/monument
- The Tachara (English: Winter Palace) at Persepolis was begun under Darius I during the 6th century BCE, but completed under Xerxes I in 486 BCE. Its name is derived from the Old Persian taçara. The palace’s gates are decorated with engravings depicting the Battle of Shahriar and Lion. It was unscathed during the incursions of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE when several other structures at Persepolis were damaged or destroyed. Constructed with great care, the Tachara remains one of the best-preserved structures at Persepolis.
Further reading:
Razmjou, S. (2010). Persepolis: A reinterpretation of palaces and their function. The World of Achaemenid Persia. London, 231-45.
Chronological period (sample)
- 6th-5th century BCE