Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh

Unknown Artist

ca. 5th century CE

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silver, mercury gilding

Dimensions

Height 1.62 in. (4.11 cm), Diameter 7.9 in. (20.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed

Culture & Period

Sasanian · Sasanian

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994

Accession Number

1994.402

Tags

AnimalsMenHuntingCamels

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