2 10 11 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1039-17/original/151723ef7e54173742658d4d1bf14be9.jpeg aa7aba55a48e70edc081a16fb96c55be https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1039-17/original/ffebe8fd55c137cff27041dea9885269.jpg 2ddbced11fe3f65696432e1985a1fe56 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ahuramazda in the Winged Disk Subject The topic of the resource Ahuramazda Description An account of the resource The Hall of 100 Columns, constructed for the Persian king Xerxes (r. 486–465 BCE), has multiple doorways that show a royal hero fighting mythical beasts and the king elevated by his troops and the empire’s subject peoples. Above the king hovers a figure in a winged disk, likely the god Ahuramazda. Xerxes’ predecessor Darius stated: “A great god is Ahuramazda, who created this earth, who created yonder heaven, who created man, who created happiness for man, who made Darius king, one king of many, one lord of many.” In representing their supreme power, the Persian kings emphasized religious legitimization, control over evil forces, and the establishment of an imperial world order. These timeless images are in marked contrast to the particular battle and hunt scenes dominating many Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs. Both Assyrian and Persian reliefs were painted; this fragment preserves traces of color and incised patterns. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/291721 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Created - 486-460 BCE Bequest to Fogg Art Museum - 1946 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Provided for noncommercial use by Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium - Limestone Technique - Relief Dimensions - 73 cm h x 44.3 cm w x 10 cm d (28 3/4 x 17 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)