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A banquet scene in the Sasanian style

A banquet scene in the Sasanian style





Artist : Anonymous

Date : VIIIth century

Sizes : 20 cm x 20 cm
Material : Silver
Acquisition : Bequeathed by Sir A.W. Franks
British Museum
Islamic art
Ground Floor - Section 34
Item 1 on 8
Oriental Antiquities - Islamic Art
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Area related
Tabaristan (Iran)

Description   

A ruler in Sasanian costume reclines on a wheeled couch surrounded by attendants and musicians. Tabaristan was famous for silver vessels decorated in relief with scenes derived from the iconography of the Sasanian Empire.
A banquet scene in the Sasanian style
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