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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sassanian Silver Plate, 200 CE - 600 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sassanian Silver Plate, 200 CE - 600 CE

Sassanian Silver Plate, 200 CE - 600 CE

Silver
height 19.1 cm
height 7 1/2 in
LK.026
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The Sassanian period is best represented by its metal work. A large number of metal vessels have been attributed to this period. They have a variety of forms and reveal...
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The Sassanian period is best represented by its metal work. A large number of metal vessels have been attributed to this period. They have a variety of forms and reveal a high standard of technical skill with decoration executed by hammering, beating, engraving or casting.

This is a silver-hammered Sassanian plate, with an interior medallion bearing the chased design of a zoomorphic animal, with a large pendant suspended on a chain from its neck.
The bowl is decorated in a derivative Sassanian style. It may be interpreted in one of two ways. Either it is a modern design or it is from a provincial workshop, possibly of the late post-Sassanian period.
However, the surface corrosion of the plate appears to extend consistently across and into the incised lines of the design, arguing in favour of the bowl’s antiquity.
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