The eastern staircase of Apadana – the Royal Achaemenid Audience Hall at Persepolis was decorated with numerous reliefs depicting various people subjected to king’s rule, paying homage and bringing gifts. Among these, Lydian group is one delegations carved in lower part staircase. This led by officers court. participants carried amphorae, bowls armlets were also horses a chariot. amphorae arm r...

“I’m sure that thing had stripes when we saw it at the procession”, said apprentice sculptor, cocking his head to better examine animal before him. “What? Listen, just do your job and sculpt what you see, will you?”, replied impatient boss. “No one is paying look for stripes! If don’t get this commission done in time there’ll be hell pay! So chisel cracking!” Some 2500 years later, stone bas-re...