Capital of a column of the
Audience Chamber (Apadana) in the palace of Darius I.
Susa
Acheminide epoch. Reign of Darius I (circa 510 BC)
Limestone
H 3.20 m
AOD 1
Description
"The Apadana of the palace of Darius I at Susa, situated in the
northern part of the residence, was a vast hall, held by
square-based columns, with three porticos. The thirty-six
square-based columns of the interior space were 21 metres high. The gray
limestone capitals were composed of the foreparts of addorsed bulls
supported the beams of the ceiling, and of volutes of Ionian
inspiration. Missing is a palm-shaped corolla of Egyptian origin, of
which several fragments have been found. The thirty-six columns of
the porticos had a bell-shaped base."
- Louvre