Frise des archers

Frise des archers

Unknown artist

Décor : archer (4) ; inscription Précision sur l'objet : Panneau de quatre archers, deux de part et d'autre d'une inscription trilingue de Darius

Details

Dimensions
Hauteur 475 cm; Largeur 375 cm; Epaisseur 17 cm
Holding institution
Musée du Louvre
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités orientales

Art Genome Taxonomy

11 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    Four full-length human figures are clearly visible in profile on the panel.

  • War and Military Both · 98%

    The figures visibly carry bows and wear coordinated headgear, garments, and equipment; the Louvre catalog identifies them as archers.

  • Text Both · 99%

    A central inscribed area is clearly visible, and the catalog identifies it as a trilingual inscription of Darius.

Visual Qualities

  • Symmetrical Visual · 98%

    The four figures form balanced pairs facing inward on either side of the central inscription.

  • Patterns Visual · 99%

    Repeated rosettes, floral forms, triangles, linked curves, and linear bands organize the surface decoration.

  • Geometric Visual · 97%

    The composition is structured by rectangular brick courses, repeated triangles, circles, and other regular geometric motifs.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%

    The panel combines patterned garments and headgear with numerous decorative borders and repeated ornamental bands.

Medium and Techniques

  • Relief Both · 98%

    The figures and decorative elements project from the tiled surface, while the catalog identifies the object as a molded brick panel.

  • Glass and Ceramics Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies siliceous ceramic with glaze as the material and molded polychrome technique.

Time Periods

  • Ancient Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to the Achaemenid period during the reign of Darius I, 522–486 BCE.

Materials

  • Ceramic Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the panel’s material as siliceous ceramic.

Source & rights

Unknown authorUnknown author. photo Shonagon 2022-12-29