Bronze Cyrus the Great Persian King Marble Base Art Deco Statue Gift

  

Cyrus the Great (580-529 BC) is an iconic figure in human history. He was the first king to be called "The Great" and belonged to the Achaemenid dynasty, which had ruled the Persian kingdom of Anshan for several generations. Cyrus was the son of Cambyses the Elder, the Persian king of the Median Empire called Anshan, and Mandana, the Median princess and daughter of Astyages.

His name "Cyrus" (a transliteration of the Greek ?????) is the Greek version of the Persian Koroush or Khorvash, meaning "Like the sun", in which "khour" means "sun" and "vash" is a suffix indicating similarity. This bronze sculpture of Cyrus the Great is a magnificent work of art, cast using the ancient "lost-wax method" and tinted with a brown patina finish for preservation.