Plate Depicting a Female Figure Riding a Fantastic Winged Beast, probably 8th century, Attributed to Iran, Silver; gilded, chased, and engraved, with applied elements, H. 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm), Metal, Like Sasanian examples, this plate depicts a female figure riding a fantastic winged beast with a feline head, feathered body, and canine legs. Her figure is unnaturalistically twisted, a quality seen on late seventh and early eighth century Central Asian wall paintings from Panjikent
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Plate Depicting, Female Figure Riding, Fantastic Winged Beast, 8th century, Attributed, Iran, Silver, gilded, chased, engraved, applied elements, H, 1 9/16, 4.0 cm, Metal, Sasanian, examples, plate depicts, female figure, riding, fantastic winged, beast, feline head, feathered body, canine legs, figure, unnaturalistically twisted, quality, late seventh, early eighth, century, Central, Asian, wall, paintings, Panjikent
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