Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Persepolis Expedition, Cornerstone 9 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Dr. Friedrich Krefter (architect of the Persepolis expedition) and a workman with the inscribed silver and gold cornerstone tablets enclosed in a limestone box which was excavated from the foundation of Darius's palace by the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute Expedition. |
| Subject Terms | Krefter, Friedrich, born 1898 | Darius I, King of Persia, 548-485 BCE | Inscriptions | Palaces--Iran | Cornerstones | Tablets (Information artifacts) |
| Photographer | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 11.5 x 16.0 cm |
| Location | Iran |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01733 |
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