Decorative_motives2_griffins_frieze_Louvre_Sb3323.jpg

Summary

Artist

Unknown artist

Description

English: Decorative patterns, detail from the griffins' frieze in Darius' palace at Susa . Glazed siliceous bricks, ca. 510 BC.

Français : Motifs décoratifs, détail de la frise des griffons du palais de Darius à Suse . Briques silicieuses à glaçure, vers 510 av. J.-C.

Collection

Louvre Museum ( Inventory )

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF : 257711507 ISNI : 000000012260177X ULAN : 500125189 LCCN : n80020283 NLA : 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Department of Oriental Antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 12a

Accession number

Sb 3322

& Sb 3323

Credit line

Excavated by Roland de Mecquenem, 1908–1913

Source/Photographer

Jastrow (2005)

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Frieze of griffins

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Nikon D70