One of the most important archaeological discoveries of recent years is the unveiling of ancient architecture and sculpture in Persepolis, the ancient capital of Persia, which was sacked by Alexander the Great. The area of the Persian Empire was so great that on a recently uncovered staircase twenty-eight nations are represented as bearing tribute. The stairway and sculptures that have been excavated display beauti ul art an are in an astonishingly fine state of preservation after much more than two thousand years. Top right is one of the superb sculptures found at Persepolis, a crowned human-headed bull. This figure stood on the stairway, which is shown top left. The staircase was a main entrance to a palace. Of our other illustrations, one depicts a curious hunting scene in England—horses and hounds of the York and Amstey Hunt crossing the Ouse on the way to a meet; and the fourth shows typical South Sea Island architecture. It is a native schoolhouse in a village near Apia, and the photograph was taken during the Governor-Generals recent tour.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 1 (Supplement)

One of the most important archaeological discoveries of recent years is the unveiling of ancient architecture and sculpture in Persepolis, the ancient capital of Persia, which was sacked by Alexander the Great. The area of the Persian Empire was so great that on a recently uncovered staircase twenty-eight nations are represented as bearing tribute. The stairway and sculptures that have been excavated display beauti ul art an are in an astonishingly fine state of preservation after much more than two thousand years. Top right is one of the superb sculptures found at Persepolis, a crowned human-headed bull. This figure stood on the stairway, which is shown top left. The staircase was a main entrance to a palace. Of our other illustrations, one depicts a curious hunting scene in England—horses and hounds of the York and Amstey Hunt crossing the Ouse on the way to a meet; and the fourth shows typical South Sea Island architecture. It is a native schoolhouse in a village near Apia, and the photograph was taken during the Governor-Generals recent tour.