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| Keywords: Iranian - Offering Bringer - Walters 2119.jpg A servant of the royal Achaemenid court at Persepolis in present-day Iran is shown carrying a covered vessel to the New Year's festival banquet His clothing distinguishes him as a Mede The Medes had dominated the Persian region until overthrown by the Achaemenids in 550 BC The Achaemenids became the ruling dynasty of Persia until 330 BC when they were defeated by Alexander the Great This piece was probably part of a sculptural procession decorating the inner wall of the western staircase of the palace of King Darius I reigned 521-486 BC The figure gives the impression of mounting the stairs beside the visitor the figure's right foot was raised to the level of the tread of the actual stair ca 500 BC Achaemenid limestone cm 73 34 9 10 1 accession number 21 19 13139 Raphael Stora Paris and New York by purchase Walters Art Museum 1946 by purchase Museum purchase 1946 Ancient Persia The Art of an Empire The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; University Art Museum University of Texas at Austin Austin 1978 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Tell Halaf in present-day Syria Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs from Persepolis Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Tell Halaf | ||||
