Statue of Penelope

The Statue of Penelope is a marble statue which was discovered in Persepolis. The statue is kept at National Museum of Iran. During a joint exhibition between Iran and Italy in 2015, the statue was on display at Prada Foundation in Milan for around 4 months, and all the four statues were also on display at the National Museum of Iran between September and March 2016 in Tehran.^[1] Life-Size Greek lady in the Severe Style was excavated by the Oriental Institute of Chicago in 1945. It lay scattered in three fragments in the ruins of the Persepolis Treasury.^[2]^[3] It is surmised that the statue was brought to Persepolis by Xerxes after the conquest of Athens during the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.^[4]

References

^ "Statue Of Peace, A Journey From Persepolis To Rome And Back (PHOTOS) - Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
^ PersiaPort. "Statue of Penelope". PersiaPort.
^ "Ancient Greence and Ancient Iran cross cultural encounters". academia.edu. Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
^ "Iran's Penelope on display at Italian exhibit". Tehran Times. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2023-12-25.

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[1] "Statue Of Peace, A Journey From Persepolis To Rome And Back (PHOTOS) - Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-25.

[2] PersiaPort. "Statue of Penelope". PersiaPort.

[3] "Ancient Greence and Ancient Iran cross cultural encounters". academia.edu. Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

[4] "Iran's Penelope on display at Italian exhibit". Tehran Times. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2023-12-25.

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