Plate: the king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag
Object type: Plate
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sasanian
Period: Sasanian
Date: ca. 399–420 CE
Medium: Silver, mercury gilding
Dimensions: 1 5/16 × 9 3/16 × 9 3/16 in., 1.6 lb. (3.3 × 23.4 × 23.4 cm, 713g)
Classification: Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1970
Accession year: 1970
Tags: Kings|Deer|Men|Hunting