Plates
- 1 Map of main locations mentioned in text (Google Earth, 2016) 284
- 2 Plan of the Susa tell indicating excavation areas (after Miroschedji 1978: fig. 48) 285
- 3 a. Bitumen relief (Sb 2834) depicting a woman spinning thread from the Susa Acropole (author’s own image); b. limestone plaque Sb 43 excavated by J. de Morgan (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pl. 44); c. limestone plaque from Susa Acropole, locus 143 (from Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pl. 47); d. winged genius from Gate R, Pasargadae (after Stronach 1978: fig. 25) 286
- 4 a. Stele of Atta-hamiti-Inšušinak (photographs and line drawings after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pls. 26–29); b. Kurangun relief (line drawing after Vanden Berghe 1984: fig. 2 superimposed over photograph courtesy of J. Álvarez-Mon) 287
- 5 a. Kul-e Farah iv (line drawing after Álvarez-Mon 2013c: fig. 16); b. kfiii platform bearers (photograph after Álvarez-Mon 2010b: fig. 10); c. Hanni of Ayapir (photograph and line drawing after Álvarez-Mon 2010b: figs. 5, 6); kfv scene with fire altar and animal sacrifice (after Álvarez-Mon 2014b: Pl. 10) 288
- 6 a. Elamites hastening to the Ulai River battle in Room G of Ashurbanipal’s North Palace (after Barnett 1976: Pl. 23); b. Te’umman in rosette-bordered garment in Room 33 (bb) of Sennacherib’s Southwest Palace at Nineveh (after Barnett et al. 1998: Pl. 294); c. Humban-haltaš iii depicted in Room S of Ashurbanipal’s North Palace at Nineveh (after Barnett 1976: Pl. 64) 289
- 7 Reliefs from Room 33 (bb) of Sennacherib’s southwest palace at Nineveh: a. Elamite warriors in the aftermath of the battle at Ulai River (after Barnett et al. 1998: Pl. 307); b. unadorned elite Elamite female deportees (after Barnett et al. 1998: Pl. 298, Room 33); c. Elamite orchestra with adorned females (after Barnett et al. 1998: Pl. 311) 290
- 8 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC4 and photograph of the tomb during excavation (after Mecquenem 1922a: Plan 2 and Pl. viii ) and a sealing from the carnelian cylinder seal found inside (after Amiet 1972: Pl. 187, no. 2169) 291
- 9 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC1 (after Mecquenem 1922c: Pl. 3) and earrings of the type found inside (after Amiet 1966: 475, fig. 357) 292
- 10 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC2 and a selection of its vessel contents (after Mecquenem 1922c: Pl. iii and fig. 8) 293
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11
Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC5 and a collection of its metal vessel contents (after Mecquenem 1922c: Pl.
iii
and 1922a: Pl.
xix
) 294
- 12 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC6, a collection of its bronze vessels, and amphorae and glazed low-capacity bottles in situ (after Mecquenem 1922c: Pl. iii; 1922a: Pl. xvii) 295
- 13 Location of Susa amphorae-lined burial SuA1 and grave goods of baked clay glazed vessels (after Mecquenem 1922c: Pl. iii and fig. 6) 296
- 14 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC3 and a selection of its vessel contents including a tall “Elamite beaker” (after Mecquenem 1922c: Pl. iii; 1921: Pl. i.4) 297
- 15 Susa tomb chamber SuC7 at various stages of excavation (the cleared floor almost certainly, but not definitively, belongs to this tomb) and a selection of its contents (after Mecquenem 1923: Pls. xvii, xv.4, xviii, xix.2–3) 298
- 16 Susa tomb chamber SuC7 with bronze vessels, chambers SuC19 and SuC20, and pot burial SuV1 (after Mecquenem 1943: fig. 41; 1923: Pl. xix) 299
- 17 Susa in situ photographs of pit burials SuP3 (after Mecquenem 1928a: Pl. v.1) and SuP4 (after Mecquenem 1929: Pl. iii.1) 300
- 18 Series of bronze vessels possibly from SuU-G4 (after Mecquenem 1923: Pl. viii; “Phoenician” glass jar from Susa Unidentified Burials SuU-G10 (after Mecquenem 1930: vi.1); Two “Phoenician” glass jars excavated at Susa in 1931, probably from SuU-G11 (Mecquenem 1931a: Pls. xviii–xix) 301
- 19 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC8 and photographs of the tomb at various stages of excavation (after Mecquenem 1924a: Plan iii, Pls. xiii, xiv.1) 302
- 20 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC9 and lamp found inside (after Mecquenem 1924a: Plan iii, Pl. 9) 303
- 21 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC10 and photographs of the tomb at various stages of excavation (after Mecquenem 1924a: Plan iii, Pls. xiv.2, xv) 304
- 22 Location of Susa tomb chamber SuC11 and photographs of the tomb at various stages of excavation (after Mecquenem 1924a: Plan iii, Pl. xvi.1–2) 305
- 23 Photograph of Susa tomb chamber SuC13 vessels in situ and a collection of the vessels photographed later (after Mecquenem 1926a: Pls. xiii, xiv) 306
- 24 Susa in situ photographs of pit burials SuP1 and SuP2 (after Mecquenem 1927: Pl. iii) 307
- 25 a. Various items collected from tombs at Susa in 1926 (after Mecquenem 1926a: Pls. xvii, xxv); b. various vessels collected from burials SuP1, SuP2 and SuP-G3 (after Mecquenem 1927: Pl. iii) 308
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26
Typical ne i vessels and a lamp from Susa pit burials SuP-G4 (after Mecquenem 1928a: Pl. vii.1); glazed frit vessel from SuU-G7 (after Mecquenem 1928a: Pl. viii.1); glazed bottle and bronze jars with “rope-band” shoulder from one or more of the burials SuU-G8, SuU-G9 and SuB1 (after Mecquenem 1929: Pl. vi.1, viii.1) 309
- 27 Vessels from Susa unidentified burial type SuU2 in situ (after Mecquenem 1926a: Pl. xii.4–5) and bronze handles with bull ornamentation belonging to the pictured basin (after Amiet 1966: fig. 358a-b) 310
- 28 Susa VR II levels 10–6 (after Miroschedji 1981a: figs. 6–9) 311
- 29 Susa pit burial SuP8 (after Miroschedji 1981a: Pl. iii.2, fig. 22:1–2) 312
- 30 Susa brick burial SuB2 (line drawings after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 29), and grave goods and partly excavated cross-section view of SuB3 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 42:2–8 and Pl. xiv.1) 313
- 31 Susa pit burial SuP15 (after Miroschedji 1981a: Pl. xv.1 fig. 41:5) and brick burial SuB4 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 42) 314
- 32 Susa pit burials SuP12 and SuP13 (line drawing after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 8) 315
- 33 Susa pit burial SuP14 (after Miroschedji 1981a: Pl. xv.1–2, figs. 41:2–4) 316
- 34 Details of construction of Susa tomb chamber SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: figs. 30–31) 317
- 35 Various photographs of the interior of SuC22 and objects in situ (after Miroschedji 1981a: Pl. ix) 318
- 36 Locations of glazed vessels, amphorae, small conical bowls and drinking vessels in SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: figs. 32, 33, 35, Pl. xii14–21) 319
- 37 Locations of various large vessels in SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 32, Pls. x.4, x.7, xi.1–2, xi.6) 320
- 38 Locations of various non-ceramic grave goods in SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 32, Pls. xiii.11–13, Pl. xiii. 22–23) 321
- 39 Bowls and drinking vessels 33:1–33:14 from SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 33) 322
- 40 Vessel nos. 34:1–34:9, 39: 25 and diverse object nos. 40:2–40:3 from SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: figs. 34, 39, 40) 323
- 41 Vessel nos. 35:1–35:19 from SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 35) 324
- 42 Vessel nos. 36:1–36:9 from SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 36) 325
- 43 Vessel nos. 37:1–37:11 from SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 37) 326
- 44 Vessel nos. 38:1–38:9 from SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: fig. 38) 327
- 45 Plan of Susa indicating locations of VR-Apadana and Apadana-VR cuts and cross section of Apadana-VR cut showing pit burials SuP16–17 (after Miroschedji 1981b: figs. 45–46) 328
- 46 Susa pit burial SuP16 (after Miroschedji 1981a: Pl. xvi.4, figs. 48:6–9) 329
- 47 Susa pit burial SuP17 (after Miroschedji 1981b: Pl. xvi.3, figs. 48:1–5) 330
- 48 Chogha Zanbil pit burial CzP1 (plan after Mofidi-Nasrabadi 2013a: Abb. 137; line drawings of burial and vessels after Ghirshman 1968a: fig. 42) 331
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49
Chogha Zanbil pot burial CzV1–V4 (plan after Mofidi-Nasrabadi 2013a: Abb. 137; pots and contents after Ghirshman 1968a: Pls. lxiv.5, xcv) 332
- 50 Karkhai pit burial KhP1 and contents (line drawings and photographs after Vanden Berghe 1973: pages 26–29) 333
- 51 Kalantar tomb KaT1 and vessel contents (after Valipour 2011: pages 69, 70, 73) 334
- 52 Kalantar tomb KaT2 and bronze weapon (?) remnants found inside (after Valipour 2011: pages 71, 72) 335
- 53 Tall-e Gazir pit burials GhP1–P2 (after Carter 1994: figs. 8, 9) 336
- 54 Tall-e Gazir pit burials GhP3-P4 (after Carter 1994: figs. 10, 12) 337
- 55 Tall-e Gazir brick burial GhB1 (after Carter 1994: fig. 11) 338
- 56 Tall-e Gazir pit burials GhP5-P7 locations (after Alizadeh 2014: fig. 7) 339
- 57 Jubaji tomb JuT1: satellite view of location (from Google Earth); plan of Jubaji archaeological site (after Alizadeh 2014: Pl. 51) and excavated tomb (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 3–17) 340
- 58 Reconstruction of tomb JuT1 and coffins (after Shishegar 2015: pages 64, 69) 341
- 59 Vessels and bones in the entryway and locations of various stone and glazed vessels in JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: pages 91, 92, 95) 342
- 60 JuT1 coffin fragments and various objects in situ against the north wall of the tomb (after Shishegar 2015: pg. 282) 343
- 61 Selection of JuT1 ceramics (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-1-11 to 4-1-12, pages 118, 128-130) and glazed vessel (bottom left no. 22) (after Shishegar 2015: pg. 118) 344
- 62 Stone vessels from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-3-1 to 4-3-4) and glazed vessels (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-1-5 to 4-1-8) 345
- 63 Larger metal vessels, jar, lamps, bitumen cup, comb and mirror from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-29, 4-2-28, 4-3-2, 4-2-34, 4-2-38, pages 333, 345, 347, 349, 351) 346
- 64 Bronze vessels from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-17, 4-2-21, 4-2-24, 4-2-25, 4-2-26, 4-2-33), silver vessels (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-2-4) 347
- 65 Fish-woman handled pans and figurines from JuT1. Top: bronze handled pan mounted with fish-woman attachments (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-2-6) and bronze fish-woman attachments (pans missing) (photographs courtesy J. Álvarez-Mon and the National Museum of Iran); bottom: silver handled pan with fish-woman attachment (complete pan after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-2-2, pg. 371; close-up photographs of fish-woman courtesy J. Álvarez-Mon and the National Museum of Iran) 348
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66
Selection of gold and stone pieces from JuT1: stone, gold-capped stone and gold beads (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-26 to 4-3-60) pins (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-20, 4-2-23), clothing appliques (after Shishegar 2015:
colour Pls. 4-3-67 to 4-3-100) and spindle whorls (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-3-1) 349 - 67 Gold “rings” and jewellery from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-2 to 4-2-6, 4-2-11, 4-2-14, 4-2-16 to 4-2-18, 4-2-64, 4-2-56), faience scarab seal (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-3-1) and ivory pieces (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-3-2) 350
- 68 Candelabra from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-2-13 and pages 327-328) female figurine attachment (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pl. 4-2-12) 351
- 69 Weapons from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-1, 4-2-3, 4-2-4, 4-2-11, 4-2-39, 4-3-3, 4-3-4, p. 391) 352
- 70 Location of Arjan Tomb ArT1, view inside the chamber showing plastered walls, bowl and tablet found outside the tomb, and line drawings showing position of coffin in tomb (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pls. 3-5, 89, 91) 353
- 71 ArT1 coffin, lid fragments and handles (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pl. 8; photograph of complete coffin courtesy J. Álvarez-Mon; coffin pieces not to scale) 354
- 72 Skeleton and grave goods in the bronze coffin of ArT1 (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pls. 7, 11, 13, 59; photograph of ring courtesy J. Álvarez-Mon; objects not to scale) 355
- 73 Grave goods deposited on tomb floor of ArT1 (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pls. 4, 61, 62, 70, 78, 85-88; objects not to scale) 356
- 74 Line drawings of iconography engraved inside the Arjan bowl (complete bowl after Majidzadeh 1992: fig. 1; registers drawn horizontally after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pl. 64) 357
- 75 Lama tomb chamber LaT1 and some of its contents (after Jafari 2013: figs. 7, 8, 10, 23, 24) 358
- 76 Lama tomb chamber LaT2 and cylinder seal line drawing (after Jafari 2013: figs. 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 22); cylinder seal in situ (after Jafari 2015: page 104) 359
- 77 Grave goods from LaT2 (after Jafari 2013: figs. 19, 20, 23, 24) 360
- 78 Plan showing location of Malyan pit burials MaP1-P3 (after Carter 1996: fig. 45; line drawing of MaP3 after Carter 1996: fig. 46) 361
- 79 Above: Coffin with moulded rope-like band (after Mecquenem 1936: Pl. 10); below: line drawings of coffins from Babylon graves 129 and 130 (after Reuther 1926: Taf. 71). 362
- 80 a-d. Clay heads dated to the Neo-Elamite period (Louvre Museum, author’s own images) 363
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81 a.
Ring from ArT1 (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pl. 34); b. three rings from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: colour Pls. 4-2-2 and 4-2-3); c. silver ring in National Museum of Iran; d. bonze ring from Susa (Sb 18027) (c-d: images courtesy J. Álvarez-Mon); e. monarch holding a ring on Tang-i Sarvak relief ii (after Haerinck 2003: Pl.
5); f. rings as tribute offerings to the Persian king on Persepolis reliefs (after Schmidt 1953: Pl. 37) 364 - 82 Inkwells and chalices. Top: from JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: page 499); centre: from an unknown funerary context at Susa (after Mecquenem 1926a: Pl. xvii); bottom: from Susa tomb SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: ix) 365
- 83 Tall ne i beaker pairs: a. SuP16 (from Miroschedji 1981b: Pl. xvi.4); b. SuP3 (after Mecquenem 1928a: Pl. v.1); c. SuP1 (after Mecquenem 1927: Pl. iii); d. CzP1 (after Ghirshman 1968a: fig. 42) e. depicted in Kul-e Farah iv relief (after Álvarez-Mon 2013c: fig. 16, Panel A); f. Middle Elamite beaker pairs at Chogha Zanbil (after Ghirshman 1968a: fig. 42); g. Middle Elamite beaker pairs at Susa (after Ghirshman 1964: fig. 20) 366
- 84 Storage vessels and glazed jars: a. JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: es fig. 3); b. JuT1 (after Shishegar 2015: 95); c. SuC6 (after Mecquenem 1922a: Pl. xvii.31); d. SuU2 (after Mecquenem 1926a: Pl.xii.5); e. SuC22 (after Miroschedji 1981a: figs. 32, 35, Pl. xii.14-23). 367
- 85 a. Line drawings of various lamps from Susa (after Mecquenem 1924b: fig. 10, 1943: fig. 43); b. bronze lamp from ArT1 (after Álvarez-Mon 2010a: Pl. 87); c. two bronze lamps from JuT1 (photographs courtesy J. Álvarez-Mon and the National Museum of Iran); d. bronze and ceramic lamps from SuC7 (after Mecquenem 1923: Pl. xviii) 368
Tables
- 1 Orientations of individual burials as reported and depicted in excavation reports 65
- 2 Arrangements of bodies in burials as reported and depicted in excavation reports 68
- 3 Vessel types and their relationship to the body in ne I individual interments 107
- 4 Vessel types and their relationship to the body in ne II individual interments 108
- 5 Vessel types and their locations in ne ii tombs 115