Discovery of gold and silver tablets under the walls of Apadana, Persepolis, 1933/1934
Gelatin silver print
228 mm x 180 mm
A press print produced for the Chicago Bureau with a description on verso that states that the image shows a native worker looking at one of the two carved limestone...
A press print produced for the Chicago Bureau with a description on verso that states that the image shows a native worker looking at one of the two carved limestone boxes that were discovered during an excavation in Persepolis. The two boxes contained a gold and silver tablet respectively and were believed to have been cornerstone deposits for the Apanda, or audience hall of King Darius' palace in Persepolis. The tablets were dated between 515 and 516 BC and are incribed in three cuneiform scripts, namely; old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian.