Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions
AD 400–600
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions, AD 400–600. Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century. Silver gilt; overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1962.150 Hormizd II's crown is distinct with its eagle form and topped with the traditional korymbos, a fine, bejeweled fabric that encases the top hair in a glob-like fashion.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- silver gilt
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: On reverse, inside foot, an inscription in Pahlavi reads according to Dr. Frye, Harvard University: "Gozac, one pound (fifty) one drachms."
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.150
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review - 1962, The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire, The Twain Shall Meet, All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection, Les Perses Sassanides ou les Fastes d'un empire oublié, Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation), Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 116 Islamic
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