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Date : VIIIth century
Sizes : 20 cm x 20 cm
Material : Silver
Acquisition : Bequeathed by Sir A.W. Franks
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Oriental Antiquities - Islamic Art
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Tabaristan (Iran)
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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.
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