Achaemenid Persian Spearman
Date:
5th Century BC
Medium:
Limestone
Dimensions:
11 5/8 × 10 3/8 inches (29.53 × 26.35 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund
Object number:
78.47
Fragment of a balustrade with the head of a Persian spearman in left profile wearing a fluted felt or feathered headdress. In front, tip of his spear; behind, portion of spear and headdress of a second spearman; above, petal-like decoration of balustrade.
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