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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sassanian Spiked Vessel , 224 to 651 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sassanian Spiked Vessel , 224 to 651 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sassanian Spiked Vessel , 224 to 651 CE
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Sassanian Spiked Vessel , 224 to 651 CE

Silver and Bronze
height 46.5 cm
height 18 1/4 in
LI.3290
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A beautiful example of Sassanian metal vessel with one handle. The peculiar decoration consists of protruding sensor-like knobs, known as spikes in the framework of Sassanian scholarship. This decoration derives...
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A beautiful example of Sassanian metal vessel with one handle. The peculiar decoration consists of protruding sensor-like knobs, known as spikes in the framework of Sassanian scholarship. This decoration derives from the application of prunts of glass on vessels, which were applied and pinched, giving to the vessel a spiky aspect.

In 244 A.D., Ardeshir I founded the Sassanid Dynasty, the last native Persian Kingdom to rule Ancient Iran before the Islamic conquest. The Sassanid era was a golden age of Persian culture that witnessed the revival of Zoroastrianism, an ancient mystical religion native to these lands, and a literary Renaissance spurred by the translation of many Old Persian epics recorded in cuneiform into the Middle Persian language of Pahlavi written in an alphabet derived from Aramaic. By introducing heightened international trade and commerce they created a legacy of political and economic diplomacy. They sponsored trade with the Romans (later on the Byzantines), their archenemy, to the west and the Chinese to the east. Excavations in China have unearthed gold and silver Sassanid coins covering a span of many centuries until the demise of the Empire during the reign of Khosrow II. However, the fall of the Empire had already started with a series of wars waged under the rule of Khosrow I, the father of Khosrow II. Challenged by the intensification of the same international commerce that had bore such wealth, struggles for national power and international prestige had escalated to an ungovernable degree. In the face of threats to his royal house, Khosrow II embarked upon military campaigns that would prove unsuccessful. By the close of his reign, the once mighty Sassanid Empire came to an end, paving the way for the rise of Islam in the Middle East.
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