Relief Of A Persian Guard
Sku : AS714
RELIEF OF A PERSIAN GUARD
This figure is one of the Achaemenid king's elite guards, who were called the Ten Thousand Immortals because if one soldier fell in battle, another would immediately step forward to take his place. The museum had a sculptor create a rendition of the original and then had it cast in resin.
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian, Achaemenid, reign of Xerxes, 486-464 B.C.
Findspot: Iran, Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes
Limestone
Height x width: 20 7/8 x 18 5/16 in.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Archibald Cary Coolidge Fund, 40.170
Width: 10.4
Length: 0.5
Height: 12
Weight: 4.5
Regular Price $63.51
Member Price $52.2
