Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions

400–600 CE Overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.) Source image
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Lion hunting was a traditional royal sport in ancient Near Eastern cultures and was frequently incorporated into artwork, such as Assyrian (about 912–612 BCE) palace reliefs. Thematically, depictions of the hunt in royal artwork bridge the pre- and post-Islamic worlds. This di...

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