Comparative Investigation of Achaemenid Wall Paintings of Shaour Palace
Subject Areas : Historical Archaeology
1 - M.A. in Preservation and Maintenance of Historical Buildings and Traces.
Keywords: Wall painting, Achaemenid Period, Painting on clay layer, Shaour, Ardashir II,
Abstract :
The historic-artistic and comparative probe accomplished on two pieces of painting on a clay layer belonging to Achaemenid period, which had been kept in a room in Susa Castle demonstrated that these two pieces were the two first paintings obtained from the Achaemenid period that have been created on the clay wall. In order to attain the essence of the paintings and their content, investigation about the figure's details was first done and, then it referred to the figures' relationship. The outcome of the study is to recognize and identify the figures and the subject matters of the pictures as well.
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