Plate
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
600-800 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Silver and gold -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 4.2 x 20.7 cm (1 5/8 x 8 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.109 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.109
Object Details
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Description
Plate with low ring foot. Exterior plain. Weight: 441.4 gm.Interior, engraved and spot-gilded design of royal figure on horseback, moving to right, hunting with bow and arrow two ibexes; one ibex to right of horse, the other below horse. Stylized landscape element below horse.The hunter's headdress consists of a mural crown with front crescent, topped by a globe, an arrangement that does not correspond to any crowns depicted on Sasanian coins. A similar headdress, but lacking the front crescent, is shown on the coins of several kings of the late Sasanian period: Peroz (459-484), Kavad (488-531), Khosro I (531-579), Hormizd (279-590), Bahram VI (590-591), Khosro II (591-628), and Kavad II (628). -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Art in Iran and Europe in the 17th Century: Exchange and Reception (September 28, 2013 to January 12, 2014)Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)The Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings (October 23, 2010 to April 17, 2011)Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran -
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