Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus, Persepolis, 1923-28
Gelatin silver print
148 mm x 98 mm
Between 26 November to 23 December 1923, and 2 March to 15 March 1924, Herzfeld spent six weeks on the terrace of Persepolis, where he drafted a plan of the...
Between 26 November to 23 December 1923, and 2 March to 15 March 1924, Herzfeld spent six weeks on the terrace of Persepolis, where he drafted a plan of the structure and provided a photographic record of the site. This gelatin silver print forms part of this photographic record.
Publications
This image is reproduced in a report by Ernst Herzfeld published in 1928 by Dietrich Reimer in Berlin entitled "Rapport sur l'état actuel des ruines de Persépolis et propositions pour leur conservation.” The image is located on Page 24 and is Figure 45.