Epitaph of Cyrus the Great
7x5" / Unframed Print
$32.49
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Epitaph of Cyrus the Great
$32.49
Materials
Fine Art Prints
Premium archival matte fine art paper, 200–230 gsm. Smooth, bright white surface with an instant-dry coating that resists fingerprints and smudging. Printed with archival inks for accurate color and high-contrast reproduction. FSC-certified sustainable paper.
Framed Prints
Solid wood frame, roughly 0.875″ wide, available in light, black, or white. Protected by shatterproof optical-grade acrylic — lighter and safer than glass, and it ships without risk of breakage. Dry-mounted to foam core with a kraft paper dust cover and hanging wire installed, ready to hang out of the box.
Production
Every piece is made to order. Nothing sits in a warehouse — your print is produced after you order it, at the facility closest to your address. That means it reaches you faster, travels less distance, and arrives with a smaller carbon footprint than something shipped from a single central location.
An illuminated page built around the tomb at Pasargadae. A painted shamsa medallion in lapis and turquoise holds a small gold-ground picture of the stepped limestone tomb at sunrise; the Persian text curves above it in nastaliq, the English translation sits in three lines below, and a tazhib border of vine and palmette runs the full sheet.
- The tomb of Cyrus on its six stepped tiers, painted on gold leaf inside a round medallion
- A lapis and turquoise cartouche with gold arabesque and winged finials at either side
- The Persian text set in flowing nastaliq across the upper half
- The English translation below: O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from…
- A double illuminated border on aged, lightly foxed paper
The words come from Greek accounts of Alexander's visit to Pasargadae in 324 BC. Aristobulus, who was there, reported an inscription on the tomb, and Strabo and Arrian preserved his wording. Nothing of it survives on the stone today, so what is written here has been carried for twenty-three centuries entirely by people repeating it.
Perfect for
- A study, library or entryway
- Iranians abroad
- Readers of ancient history
- Nowruz, graduation and milestone gifts