Sujet
Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel, 200-325. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel, 200-325. The horse was a favorite artistic subject in ancient Iran, where horsebreeding flourished. This muscular Sasanian stallion was descended from the royal and sacred Nisean breed of the Achaemenian Persians. Although Sasanian horse-trappings were elaborate, they did not include stirrups for mounting. In this rendition, the steed lies still, as camels in the Near East do today, waiting for its rider to mount. The medallions on each shoulder contain busts, perhaps of rulers of different parts of the Sasanian Empire, holding their rings of authority.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F86_070
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,5Mo (2,7Mo) / 42,3cm x 31,7cm / 5000 x 3743 (300dpi)