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Close examination of the surface of the object indicates that the hybrid creature, known as a senmurv, is likely a modern embellishment to a Sasanian forged (not cast as previously thought) plate.
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Title: Plate with modern decoration of a mythical griffin bird, known as a senmurv
Date: ca. 7th century CE and Modern
Geography: Iran (?)
Medium: Bronze with high tin content
Dimensions: 1 3/16 × 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (3.1 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1960
Accession Number: 60.141
“Constant Companions: an Exhibition of Mythological Animals, Demons and Monsters, Phantasmal Creatures and Various Anatomical Assemblages.” The University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, October 28, 1964–February 7, 1965.
“The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire,” Asia House Gallery, New York, The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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