Lot Essay
For a footed bowl with the same motif and a discussion of the peahen as the symbol of court life in the Sassanian world, see no. 26, pp. 166-170 in Gunter and Jett, Ancient Iranian Metalwork.
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A SASSANIAN SILVER BOWL
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The hammered shallow bowl with a gilt ring enclosing a gilt figure of a peahen in profile to the right, embellished with chased details, the exterior with a horizontal groove below the rim, the bowl divided into three zones by sets of three arching flutes and three straight flutes which dissolve towards the base, 5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) diam.
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The hammered shallow bowl with a gilt ring enclosing a gilt figure of a peahen in profile to the right, embellished with chased details, the exterior with a horizontal groove below the rim, the bowl divided into three zones by sets of three arching flutes and three straight flutes which dissolve towards the base, 5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) diam.