As far as is known, there were few freestanding monumental statues at Persepolis. Sculpture in the round was mainly used in connection with or attached to architecture-for instance, the guardian bulls of the Throne Hall, the double-headed bull capital, or the entrance sculptures of mastiffs. A few small sculptures were found, however; a unique bronze pedestal of three lions from the Treasury, probably used to support the legs of a throne, and a few small bronze figurines and a baked clay head of a Persian. In addition, there were also sculptural ornamentations — winged griffins, swans, and lions applied to metal vases and stone trays.
- Baked Clay Sculpture of a Persian’s Head, Front View, Found Near NE Corner of the Terrace, P 58283
- Baked Clay Sculpture of a Persian’s Head, Side View, Found Near NE Corner of the Terrace, P 58282
- Baked Clay Sculpture of a Persian’s Head, Back View, Found Near NE Corner of the Terrace, P 58285
- Baked Clay Toy Horse, Found in a Coffin in the Persepolis Spring Cemetery, P 61264
- Blue Composition Torso of Bes, Nude but for Belt and Lion(?) Skin, Found in the Treasury, P 58181
- Stone Face of Bes from the Persepolis Museum Housed in the Reconstructed Harem, Findspot Unknown, P 58313
- Stone Remnant of a Man’s Left Arm, Fist Grasping a Lion by Its Mane, Found in the Treasury, P 61326
- Egyptian Statuette Base with Remnant of a Human Foot, Greenish-Blue Composition, Found in the Treasury, P 57135
- Negroid Head of Bes, Alabaster, Found in the Treasury, P 57245
- Inlays: PT 6-412: Turquoise, Lion’s Face, P 60969
- Inlays: PT 6-359: Greenish-Blue, Face of Bes, Found in the Treasury, P 60969
- Bronze Pedestal of Three Lions, Found in the Treasury, P 57925
- Bronze Pedestal of Three Lions, Top View, Found in the Treasury, P 57926
- Detail of the Bronze Pedestal of Three Lions, Found in the Treasury, P 57927b
- Two Bronze Horses from the Portico of the Throne Hall, P 57931
- Bronze Patinated Statuette of the Upper Part of the Ram-Headed God Harsaphes, Front View, Found Near the Entrance of the Treasury, P 57133
- Bronze Patinated Statuette of the Upper Part of the Ram-Headed God Harsaphes, Threequarter View, Found Near the Entrance of the Treasury, P 57134
- Bronze Statuette of a Man, Front and Back Views, Found in the Treasury, P 60967
- Marble Statue of Penelope from the 5th century B.C., Front View, Found in the Treasury; May Have Been Brought to Persepolis by Xerxes after the Sacking of Athens, P 57180
- Marble Statue of Penelope, Back View, P 57182; See P 57180 for description
- Marble Statue of Penelope, Three-quarter Front View, P 57179; See P 57180 for description
- Marble Statue of Penelope, Three-quarter Back View, P 57181; See P 57180 for description
- Stone Feline (Leopard) from the Portico South of the Terrace, PS 139a
- Mastiff from SE Tower of the Apadana, Gray Limestone; Three-quarter View, P 61292
- Mastiff from the SE Tower of the Apadana, Gray Limestone, Side View, P 61293
- Eastern Guardian Bull from the Portico of the Throne Hall, Front View of the Restored Head, PS 143a
- Eastern Guardian Bull from the Portico of the Throne Hall, Side View of the Restored Head, PS 143b
- Lion’s Head of Dark Green Stone, Top of a Staff, Front View from the Seleucid Temple (Fratadara), P 25126
- Lion’s Head of Dark Green Stone, Top of a Staff, Three-quarter View, from the Seleucid Temple (Fratadara), P 20575
- Lion’s Head of Dark Green Stone, Top of a Staff, Detail, from the Seleucid Temple (Fratadara), P 29487
