Tomb of Darius the Great Featuring a Faravahar

Darius the Great Tomb.PNG

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Title

Tomb of Darius the Great Featuring a Faravahar

Subject

Funerary items

Description

This Persepolis tomb (in modern day Iran) shows a Faravahar relief in the stone. It corresponds to the practice of placing avian images on the funerary objects of elite deceased.

Creator

Unknown

Source

World History Encyclopedia

Date

5th century BCE

Format

Stone relief

Type

Physical Object

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Tomb of Darius the Great Featuring a Faravahar,” Bird Priests of the Silk Road and Beyond, accessed January 15, 2025, https://sheamegale.georgetown.domains/items/show/14.

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