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Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions
The collection record classifies this work as metalwork. It is dated 400–600 CE. Recorded culture or place: Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE).
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- Museum title
- Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions
- Date
- 400–600 CE
- Culture / origin
- Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)
- Materials and technique
- silver gilt
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1962.150
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Lion hunting was a traditional royal sport in ancient Near Eastern cultures and was frequently incorporated into artwork, such as Assyrian (about 912–612 BCE) palace reliefs. Thematically, depictions of the hunt in royal artwork bridge the pre- and post-Islamic worlds. This dish features the Sasanian ruler Hormizd II (reigned 303–309 CE), identifiable by his distinctive crown. The style of the king’s and horse’s equipment suggest that this dish was made long after he died, perhaps as a commemorative work by a much later successor, Hormizd III (reigned 457–459 CE).
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