The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh

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

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

Period:: Sasanian
Date:: ca. 5th century A.D.
Geography:: Iran
Culture:: Sasanian
Medium:: Silver, mercury gilding
Dimensions:: Height 1.62 in. (4.11 cm), Diameter 7.9 in. (20.1 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork-Vessel, Inscribed
Credit Line:: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994
Accession Number:: 1994.402

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 405

Provenance

From 1963, on loan by The Guennol Collection to the Museum (L.63.10.2); acquired by the Museum in 1994, purchased from The Merrin Gallery
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