A Sasanian bronze circular plaque
Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
Decorated in raised relief with a figure of a fantastic creature, with long peacock tail, outstretched wings, two short hoofed legs and a fox-like head with pointy ears and long whiskers, depicted wearing a necklace, a band of raised beads along the border, 7½in (19cm) diam
Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
Decorated in raised relief with a figure of a fantastic creature, with long peacock tail, outstretched wings, two short hoofed legs and a fox-like head with pointy ears and long whiskers, depicted wearing a necklace, a band of raised beads along the border, 7½in (19cm) diam
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
Footnotes
- Provenance:
American private collection, formed in the 1980s.
Category: Antiquities
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