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Plate with dog-headed bird, Sasanian, 7th century. Gilded silver dish showing a legendary dog-headed bird known as "senmurw". It appears in the Late Sasanian period of the 6th century in embroidered roundels on textiles. Sometimes it sits on the tree of life and, by beating its wings, scatters the seeds across the earth. In 637 the Sasanians were defeated by an Arab army. ANE 124095
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART201330
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3868px × 4512px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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7th century CE
Bird
Dish
Fantastic Creature
Gilt
Plate
Silverwork