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Plat : scène de chasse

ca. 5th century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
Merveilleusement exécuté et mettant à profit les complexes techniques de l’art sassanide, le décor de ce plat illustre la grande épopée du Shah Namah, ou livre des rois, écrite au XIe siècle apr. J.-C. Dans le Shah Namah, le roi sassanide Bahram Gour ou Vahram V (r. 420–438) est mis au défi par son musicien préféré, Azada, d’accomplir certaines prouesses d’archerie. Ici, Bahram Gour décoche une flèche qui emporte les cornes d’une gazelle mâle, laquelle se met à ressembler à une femelle. Il envoie ensuite deux flèches sur la tête d’une femelle, lui donnant ainsi l’apparence d’un mâle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Plat : scène de chasse
  • Période: Période sassanide
  • Date: v. 400–500 apr. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Iran
  • Technique: Argent, dorure au mercure
  • Dimensions: Diam. 20,1 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, don de Lila Acheson Wallace, 1994
  • Accession Number: 1994.402
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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