File:Sassanid silver plate by Nickmard Khoey.jpg

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Sassanid silver plate of a simurgh (Sēnmurw), 7th or 8th century CE

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Author
Nickmard Khoey
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English: An exquisite and beautifully gilded Sassanid silver plate. The central creature within it is usually identified as the senmurw of Zoroastrian mythology which features the head of a snarling dog, the paws of a lion and the tail of a peacock. This object is today displayed in the Persian Empire collection of the British Museum.
Date 18 September 2008
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Source/Photographer https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickmard/2887513290/in/set-72157607483985460/

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