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Plato con escena de caza

ca. 5th century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
Maravillosamente ejecutado con una técnica compleja característica de la orfebrería sasánida, este plato ilustra una historia que más tarde aparecerá en la gran épica iraní, el Shahnama o Libro de los Reyes, escrito en el siglo XI d. C. En el Shahnama, el rey sasánida Bahram Gur o Bahram V (r. 420–438) fue desafiado a realizar hazañas con arco y flechas por Azada, su músico favorito. En esta imagen, Bahram Gur tira una flecha que amputa los cuernos de una gacela macho y le da la apariencia de una hembra; a continuación lanza dos flechas a la cabeza de una gacela hembra, dotándola de cuernos como si fuera un macho.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Plato con escena de caza
  • Periodo: Periodo sasánida
  • Fecha: ca. 400–500 d. C.
  • Geografía: Irán
  • Material: Plata dorada con amalgama de mercurio
  • Dimensiones: Diám. 20,1 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de Lila Acheson Wallace, 1994
  • Número de inventario: 1994.402
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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