A mythical creature

Plate; "senmurv" (A mythical creature) in Sasanian art, 7th century, Bronze, Iran. (FreerSackler)

Plate; "senmurv" (A mythical creature) in Sasanian art, 7th century, Bronze, Iran.

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February 24, 2018 at 12:07AM

Sasanian Winged Horse

Plate with winged horses; Iran, Sasanian period, 7th century AD, silver and gilt. (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery)

Plate with winged horses; Iran, Sasanian period.

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October 19, 2017 at 12:44PM

Sasanian spouted vessel

Spouted vessel with gazelle protome, Sasanian period, 4th century, Iran or Afghanistan, Silver and gilt. (Sackler Gallery)

Sasanian Spouted vessel with gazelle protome, 4th AD.

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March 16, 2017 at 05:15PM

Achaemenid Phiale with the inscription

Phiale with the inscription, Achaemenid period, Iran, Reign of Artaxerxes I, 499-400 BCE, Silver. (Freer Gallery of Art)

Achaemenid Phiale with the inscription, Iran, 499-400 BCE, Silver.

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Pre-Achaemenid Beaker

Beaker, Iron Age I - II, ca. 1200-900 BCE, Silver, Northwest #Iran, @FreerSackler

Pre-Achaemenid Beaker, Iran, ca. 1200-900 BCE.

https://twitter.com/iranologyscty/status/703166178173161473

Sasanian Senmurv

Plate, #Sasanian period, C.7th, Bronze, #Iran, @FreerSackler. (mythological animal, senmurv)

Sasanian Plate with senmurv, Iran, C.7th.

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