The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Plate: the king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag

Plate: the king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag

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Plate: the king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag

Period:: Sasanian
Date:: ca. A.D. 399–420
Geography:: Iran
Culture:: Sasanian
Medium:: Silver, mercury gilding
Dimensions:: Plate: Diam. 23.3-23.4 H. 3.3 Thickness at rim: 0.24-0.29 Foot: Diam. 7.6-7.7 H. 1.1 Thickness: 0.22-0.26 Weight: 713 gm
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1970
Accession Number:: 1970.6

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 405

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