Plate with youths and winged horses, Sasanian, ca. 5th–6th century A.D., Iran, Sasanian, Silver, mercury gilding, H. 5.2 x Diam. 21 cm, 572g (2 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.), Metalwork-Vessels, This gilded silver Sasanian plate features an unusual scene that borrows from Graeco-Roman prototypes and possibly Iranian ones as well. Two youths stand on platforms facing one another, each holding a staff and the reins of a winged horse, reminiscent of representations of the hero Bellerophon and Pegasus as well as of the Dioskouroi (the divine twins Castor and Pollux)
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Plate, youths, winged horses, Sasanian, ca, 5th–6th century .D, Iran, Silver, mercury gilding, H, 5.2 x Diam, 21 cm, 572g, 2 1/16 8 1/4, Metalwork-Vessels, gilded, silver, plate, features, unusual scene, borrows, Graeco-Roman prototypes, Iranian ones, well, Two youths, stand, platforms facing, another, holding, staff, reins, horse, reminiscent, representations, hero Bellerophon, Pegasus, Dioskouroi, divine twins, Castor, Pollux
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