Guardsman From Susa

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Guardsman From Susa
This frieze is from the east gate of the palace
at what is now Susa, Iran. It dates from 521-500
BCE. At that time it would have been
in the Achaemenid Empire.
November 26, 2018
British Museum, London, England

Early Peoples

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Guardsman From Susa