Achaemenid Persian court dress and courtly imagery (c. 550–330 BCE)

1. Cyrus II founds the Achaemenid Empire

   Jan 1, 550 BCELabels: Cyrus II, Achaemenid Empire

   • Britannica
   • Met

2. Darius I commissions the Behistun relief

   Jan 1, 520 BCELabels: Darius I, Behistun relief

   • U M VRC
   • WHE

3. Naqsh-e Rostam royal tomb iconography takes shape

   Jan 1, 515 BCELabels: Naqsh-e Rostam, royal tomb

   • Iranica
   • Britannica

4. Susa “archers” glazed-brick frieze is produced

   Jan 1, 510 BCELabels: Susa, glazed-brick frieze

   • Louvre
   • NYU ISAW
   • BM

5. Achaemenid crown types are formalized in imagery

   Jan 1, 500 BCELabels: Achaemenid crowns, royal headdresses

   • Iranica
   • Iranica

6. Apadana relief program presents “court in audience”

   Jan 1, 500 BCELabels: Apadana, Persepolis

   • U M VRC
   • Met

7. Kandys appears as an elite outer garment

   Jan 1, 480 BCELabels: Kandys, elite garment

   • Iranica
   • Britannica

8. Court robe concept emphasized in Achaemenid art

   Jan 1, 480 BCELabels: court robe, Achaemenid art

   • MDPI
   • Met

9. Cylinder seals depict the king in formal dress

   Jan 1, 475 BCELabels: cylinder seals, royal image

   • Met
   • BM

10. Royal and subject peoples’ costumes differentiated in tomb reliefs

    Jan 1, 450 BCELabels: Naqsh-e Rostam, subject peoples

    • Iranica
    • Met

11. Oxus Treasure plaques show “Median dress” and barsom

    Jan 1, 400 BCELabels: Oxus Treasure, votive plaques

    • BM
    • WHE

12. Achaemenid courtly imagery ends with Alexander’s conquest

    Jan 1, 330 BCELabels: Alexander III, Achaemenid fall

    • Britannica
    • Met