Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side
Object type: Bowl
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sasanian
Period: Sasanian
Date: ca. 6th–7th century CE
Medium: Silver, niello inlay
Dimensions: 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (9.8 × 6.1 × 26.2 cm, 726.8g)
Classification: Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession year: 1989
Tags: Tigers