Lot Essay
The carved reliefs from the Apadana staircase at Persepolis are decorated with a band of similar pine trees, cf. P. Amiet, Art of the Ancient Near East, New York, 1977, no. 145.
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CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ACHAEMENID GYPSUM RELIEF FRAGMENT
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Preserving two diagonal branches each with three further forked branches along length and one pinecone, needles delineated by regular striations arranged in fan shapes
7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Preserving two diagonal branches each with three further forked branches along length and one pinecone, needles delineated by regular striations arranged in fan shapes
7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm.) high
Provenance
The Thétis Collection, Geneva, Switzerland; acquired prior to 1970.
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