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Vase
6th-7th century

Sasanian period

Vase; silver and gilt
Iran

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Vessels of this shape, used to contain wine, were most often decorated with elaborate figural scenes (see F1965.20 and F1966.1). By contrast, this example is decorated with a gilded, trilobed pattern that also appears on other silver-gilt vessels of the Sasanian period (ca. 224–651). In both styles of decoration, however, the gilding is applied to the background.