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Prato com cena de caça

ca. 5th century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
Este prato, maravilhosamente feito com uma técnica complexa da ourivesaria sassânida, ilustra uma história que mais tarde aparecerá no grande épico iraniano, o Shahnama ou Livro dos Reis, escrito no século XI d.C. No Shahnama, o rei sassânida Bahram Gur ou Bahram V (r. 420–38) foi desafiado por Azada, seu músico favorito, a realizar proezas com arco e flechas. Nesta imagem, Bahram Gur atira uma flecha que amputa os chifres de uma gazela macho e lhe dá a aparência de uma fêmea; em seguida, atira duas flechas na cabeça de uma gazela fêmea, dotando-a de chifres como se fosse um macho.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título:
    Prato com cena de caça
  • Período:
    Período sassânida
  • Data:
    ca. 400–500 d.C.
  • Geografia:
    Irã
  • Meio:
    Prata dourada com amálgama de mercúrio
  • Dimensões:
    20,1 cm de diâmetro
  • Linha de créditos:
    Compra, doação de Lila Acheson Wallace, 1994
  • Número de acesso:
    1994.402
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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