Sassanid_silver_plate_by_Nickmard_Khoey.jpg
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An exquisite and beautifully gilded Sassanid silver plate. The central creature within it is usually identified as the senmurw of Zoroastrian mythology which features the head of a snarling dog, the paws of a lion and the tail of a peacock. This object is today displayed in the Persian Empire collection of the British Museum.
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| Date | 18 September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickmard/2887513290/in/set-72157607483985460/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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