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Title: Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side
Period: Sasanian
Date: ca. 6th–7th century CE
Geography: Iran
Culture: Sasanian
Medium: Silver, niello inlay
Dimensions: 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (9.8 × 6.1 × 26.2 cm, 726.8g)
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Object Number: 1989.281.37
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