
Helena Gumley
Head of Sale Carpets and Tapestries
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Head of Sale Carpets and Tapestries
Please note that this lot is subject to the US embargo on the import of carpets of Iranian origin as of 6.8.10
The four inner cartouches showing the hunting scenes are after a silver plate in the Hermitage depicting the Sasanian king Shapur II pursuing lions, measuring 22.9 cm in diameter. The piece was found in 1927 along with several other Byzantine, Sasanian and Central Asian dishes.