09-10-2007, 03:33 PM
Contributors to this thread have listed some superb Achaemenid military artwork, but one I haven't seen mentioned yet (apologies if I've missed it) is the Miho Museum pectoral. See http://miho.jp/booth/html/artcon/00000465e.htm and click on the photo for some more pictures including close-ups of the battle-scene on the pendant section. It's another scene of Persians in combat with Skyths or Saka, which helps to bring home how important the northern frontiers must have seemed to the Empire.
cheers,
Duncan
Duncan