Title
Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute
Subject
Darius I, King of Persia, 548-485 B.C.
Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519-465 or 4 B.C.
Description
Detail of a relief from the stairway leading to the Apadana (ceremonial complex), Persepolis, Iran.
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn
Art History, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, 2010 (9780205800377)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
491 - 486 BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
reliefs (sculptures)
sculpture (visual work)
stairs
architectural elements
Still Image
Identifier
VS4561119
vw-20100831-1
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
height 8'4
Medium
limestone
Spatial Coverage
Iranbastan Museum (Teheran, Iran)
Temporal Coverage
Persian
Citation
“Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed March 5, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29910.