Susa Collection

The Archers frieze from Darius I palace at Susa, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
The Archers frieze from Darius I palace at Susa, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150 - 1100 BC
Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta figurine of a male musician, Susa, Iran, Middle Elamite period, 1500-1100 BC. From The Louvre

Wedding in Susa, Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia (356-323 B. C. ), With Estatira
Wedding in Susa, Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia (356-323 B.C.), With Estatira, colored engraving of Spanish and American Illustration

The lion frieze from King Darius winter palace at Susa, Iran, 1933-1934. Enamelled tile. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

The archers of Kiing Darius, Susa, Iran, 1933-1934
The archers of King Darius, Susa, Iran, 1933-1934. Enameled tiles. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

Persian relief of archers of the Persian Royal Guard
Glazed brick relief of archers of the Persian Royal Guard from the palace of Darius I at Susa, from the Louvres collection

Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte
Terracotta statuette of Astarte/Ishtar from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Gold and silver figurines of Elamite worshippers, near Temple of Inshushinak, Susa, 12th century BC
Gold and silver figurines of Elamite worshippers, in a royal tomb near Temple of Inshushinak, Susa, 12th century BC. The figurines show devotees carrying a kid in offering to a deity

Jar, about 1500 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Jar, about 1500 BCE

Statuette of a Striding Figure, 3000-2800 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of a Striding Figure, 3000-2800 BCE

The Triumph of Mordecai, ca. 1736. Creator: Jean Francois de Troy
The Triumph of Mordecai, ca. 1736

Site of Susa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Site of Susa, 1890. Susa, or Shushan, ancient city and capital of Elam in the Zagros Mountains. Administrative capital of the Achaemenian king Darius I from 522BC

Artisans city, Susa, Iran. An ancient city dating back to at least the 4th millenium BC, Susa became the centre of the Elamite civilization which flourished from 2700 BC

Friedrich Barbarossa at Susa, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Friedrich Barbarossa at Susa, 1882. Private Collection

Susa, Khuzestan, Iran, c1890. View of the ancient city of Susa or Shush, which was the administrative capital of the Persian king Darius I

Persian enamelled brick archer, 6th century BC
Persian enamelled brick archer from the Royal Guard. Originally from the Palace of Darius at Susa, from the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Persian enamelled brick Griffon, 6th century BC
Persian enamelled brick Griffon, from the palace of Dairus at Susa, from the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Kudurru (boundary stone) of Nazimatrut-Tash, taken from Babylon to Susa c. 12th century BC, from the Louvres collection

Limestone plaque with two deer, from Susa, Iran. At the Museum fur Islamiche Kunst, Berlin-Dahlen

Persian lion mounted on a wheeled carriage
Lion mounted on a wheeled carriage made of calcite and bitumen, from Susa

Babylonian terracotta figure of a male musician
Terracotta figure of a male musician from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Terracotta goddess, Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1500 - 1100 BC
Terracotta goddess, Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1500-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta head of a man, Susa, Iran, 1500-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta statue of the goddess Lama, Susa, beginning of 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Stonecarving, Susa, Proto-Elamite and Uruk period, 3500-2850 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta dish with animal decoration, Susa, c4200-3800 BC. Now in The Louvre

Painted terracotta goblet with animal decoration, Susa, c4000 BC. Now in The Louvre

Detail of a relief showing an archer of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The British Museum

Relief showing archers of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The Louvre

Kudurru of Nazimarut-Tash, Susa, Kassite period, 12th century BC. A kudurru is also known as a boundary stone but is more of a document describing land boundaries rather than an actual

Vase with geometric decoration, Susa, Iran. From the collection at The Louvre

Glazed brick relief of archers from the Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian, 522-486 BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Susa, Persia, 4th century BC (1891). Reconstruction by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy of the palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Bodyguard of Persian Kings, 6th-5th century BC. Frieze from the audience hall of the citadel of Darius I (548-486 BC) at Susa, excavated by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy in 1885

Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, c2000-c1940 BC
Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, Dynasty of Simashki, c2000-c1940 BC. The pot is made of grey terracotta with red paint and white applique. It is now in The Louvre

Cup in the form of a mouflon, Susa, c2000-1940 BC
Cup in the form of a mouflon, Susa, Dynasty of Simshki, c2000-1940 BC. The cup is made from a bitumen compound. Now at The Louvre

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louve

Statuette of a woman, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in the Louvre

Terracotta head, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Calcite and bitumen hedgehog mounted on wheeled base, Susa, c12th century BC. This object was part of a hoard deposited near the Temple of Inshushinak (the patron god of Susa). It is now in The Louvre

Limestone and bitumen lion mounted on a wheeled base, Susa, c12th century BC. This object was part of a hoard deposited near the Temple of Inshushniak (the patron saint of Susa)

Terracotta figurine of a musician, Susa, Iran, c2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

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