Plaque with horned lion-griffins, Achaemenid Empire, modern-day Iran, ca. 6th-4th century B.C.
“In the sixth century B.C., under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, the Persians established themselves at the head of an empire that would eventually extend from eastern Europe and Egypt to India. The Achaemenid Period is well documented by the descriptions of Greek and Old Testament writers and by abundant archaeological remains.”
Pam Nash, a champion tattooed lady, with a Japanese garden scene across her back, 1960s.
