Gilt Silver Chased 'Hunting Scene' Dish
Gilt Silver Chased 'Hunting Scene' DishA round shallow silver dish, its centre carved in high relief and gilt with a mounted hunting scene: at the centre a jewelled-crowned king rides a horse drawing a bow, the horse adorned with beaded-chain motifs, while several antelopes and wild sheep run ahead and below. The figures, horse and prey are all gilt, the field retaining a silver-grey oxidized patina. The rim is decorated with a beaded border. A Sasanian-style silver vessel.Height 2.5cm, Diameter 30.5cm1403g
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Gilt Silver Chased 'Hunting Scene' DishA round shallow silver dish, its centre carved in high relief and gilt with a mounted hunting scene: at the centre a jewelled-crowned king rides a horse drawing a bow, the horse adorned with beaded-chain motifs, while several antelopes and wild sheep run ahead and below. The figures, horse and prey are all gilt, the field retaining a silver-grey oxidized patina. The rim is decorated with a beaded border. A Sasanian-style silver vessel.Height 2.5cm, Diameter 30.5cm1403g
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