D-1184: Excavation of Pasargadae (Iran): Gate R (Gate House, Palace with the Relief): Detail of Fragments Belonging to Four-winged Figure (Genius) and from Bas-relief Depicting Lamassu
- Finds Journal from the Excavation of Pasargadae in 1928, (N-92), in Ernst Herzfeld Papers: [Pasargadae Find Object Number 31].
- Drawing in Ernst Herzfeld Papers: [FSA A.6 05.1185].
- Sketchbook in Ernst Herzfeld Papers: SK-9, p.27, 28, 30, and 33.
- Handwritten captions in German, probably by Ernst Herzfeld, reads, "Pal. R., brust der Lamassu; oberer rand der Krone; genius, Pal. R.; hörnes der Krone; hörnes."
- Handwritten number, probably by Joseph Upton, reads, "D-1184."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1184
FSA A.06 05.1184
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Ernst Herzfeld original drawings'caption and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Ernst Herzfeld first visited the site of Pasargadae in November 1905 while on an expedition from Assur (Kalat Schergat, Iraq) to Shiraz (Iran). In mid-November 1923, he conducted a preleminary campaign, completing various measured plans and drawings. Finally, a four-week session of excavations in April and May 1928, funded by the Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, was carried out by Ernst Herzfeld, assisted by the architect Friedrich Krefter.
Funding note:
The campaign of excavation at Pasargadae (Iran), carried out by Ernst Herzfeld in 1928, was funded by the Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
