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Plate with a Royal Hunting Scene224-651

On view:

Geffen Galleries, Islamic Art and Late Antiquity

Circular silver dish with high-relief repoussé hunting scene, central armored figure on horseback surrounded by deer, ibex, and a second mounted rider

Circular silver plate with repoussé decoration depicting a crowned rider on horseback drawing a bow, surrounded by fleeing deer and hounds, with traces of gilding; high-relief figural composition in Sasanian style.

Title: Plate with a Royal Hunting Scene
Culture: Sasanian Iran
Place Made: Iran
Date Made: 224-651
Medium: Gilded silver
Dimensions: Diameter: 7 11/16 in. (19.53 cm) Height: 1 11/16 in. (4.29 cm)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Accession Number: AC1999.130.1
Classification: Metal
Collecting Area: Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography: Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.