Frise des archers
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
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Hauteur 475 cm; Largeur 375 cm; Epaisseur 17 cm
- Department
- Département des Antiquités orientales
- 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
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Four full-length human figures are clearly visible in profile on the panel.
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War and Military Both · 98%
The figures visibly carry bows and wear coordinated headgear, garments, and equipment; the Louvre catalog identifies them as archers.
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Text Both · 99%
A central inscribed area is clearly visible, and the catalog identifies it as a trilingual inscription of Darius.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 98%
The four figures form balanced pairs facing inward on either side of the central inscription.
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Patterns Visual · 99%
Repeated rosettes, floral forms, triangles, linked curves, and linear bands organize the surface decoration.
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Geometric Visual · 97%
The composition is structured by rectangular brick courses, repeated triangles, circles, and other regular geometric motifs.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%
The panel combines patterned garments and headgear with numerous decorative borders and repeated ornamental bands.
Medium and Techniques
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Relief Both · 98%
The figures and decorative elements project from the tiled surface, while the catalog identifies the object as a molded brick panel.
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Glass and Ceramics Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies siliceous ceramic with glaze as the material and molded polychrome technique.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to the Achaemenid period during the reign of Darius I, 522–486 BCE.
Materials
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Ceramic Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the panel’s material as siliceous ceramic.
Source & rights
Unknown authorUnknown author. photo Shonagon 2022-12-29