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Wall panel in stucco relief from Sasanid Persia, depicting a charging bear.  Artist unknown; 6th cen

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Gilded silver plate from the Sasanian Empire, depicting youths with winged horses.  The iconography

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The Sasanian Empire (224 CE – 651 CE),  which was a contemporary of the Roman and later Byzantine Em

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This snapshot shows the greatest territorial extent of the Sasanians, circa 620 to 627 CE.It was the

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Ardashir proclaimed himself king of Persis by 208 CE. His brothers protested this and Ardashir ‘disp

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Incredibly, the end of the Parthian Empirestarted with a fake wedding. With an entire city jubilant

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Ewer decorated with female figures. Iran, Sasanian Period, 7th-6th centuries A.D. Silver and gilt. A

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Silver bowl with lion, foliage, and a ring of raised dots. Central Asia, late 6th-early 7th c. A.D.

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Silver bowl with lion, foliage, and a ring of raised dots. Central Asia, late 6th-early 7th c. A.D.

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Silver and gilt plate and bowl with image of hunting king. Iran, Sasanian Period, 4th to 5th century

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Silver and gilt plate and bowl with image of hunting king. Iran, Sasanian Period, 4th to 5th century

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ancientpeoples:Sasanian coin, Iran, A.D. 293–303(reign of Narses)Obverse:  Bust of Narses wearing a

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ancientpeoples:Sasanian coin, Iran, A.D. 293–303(reign of Narses)Obverse:  Bust of Narses wearing a

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ancientpeoples:Head of a kingIran, Sasanian period, ca. 4th centurySilver with mercury gilding, 15 ¾

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ancientart:Sasanian rock relief of Firuzabad II, showing the investiture of King Ardashir I. Dated t

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ancientart:Sasanian rock relief of Firuzabad II, showing the investiture of King Ardashir I. Dated t

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Rhyton (Parthian, c. 00s BC) terminating in the figure of a cat.A rhyton is a conical drinking vesse

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Horsebit and matching cavesson (Sasanian, c. 3rd– 5thcentury AD).  Made of iron and brass; dimension

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A Sassanid silver-gilt royal hunting scene plate, Iran, circa early 4th Century A.D.Royal hunting sc

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A Sassanid silver-gilt royal hunting scene plate, Iran, circa early 4th Century A.D.Royal hunting sc

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The Sasanian EmpireStatue of Khosrau I, a Sasanian king who was known to be a great patron of philos

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Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess, c. 600-700Iran, Sasanian, 7th-8th CenturySilver, height 19 cm (7

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Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess, c. 600-700Iran, Sasanian, 7th-8th CenturySilver, height 19 cm (7

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Izad-Khast Complex, Fars Province, Iran, ca. 1880-1904 “This complex contains the castle of Iz

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Sasanian stamp seal (rooster) and modern impression(MFA Boston)

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Sasanian stamp seal (rooster) and modern impression(MFA Boston)

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Silver plateIran, 6th-7th century (Sasanian period)The plate (23 cm in diameter) is engraved with sc

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