Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Exhibition Area 3 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Southwest corner of the Iranian Hall, showing a large cuneiform tablet, a human-headed bull capital, a lion frieze, and ears from a medium-sized stone bull. All are from Persepolis, Iran, the capital of Darius and Xerxes. |
| Subject Terms | College museums | Galleries (Display spaces) | Exhibit cases | Sculpture, Ancient | Cuneiform tablets | Art, Assyro-Babylonian |
| Photographer | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |
| Photograph Date | 1949 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.0 x 23.8 cm |
| Architect | Mayers, Murray & Philip |
| Completion Date | 1931 |
| Location | 1155 E. 58th Street | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | D26 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05446 |
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