ishtargates:A plate made of niello, gold, and silver depicting a Sassanian king hunting rams, 5th or
ishtargates:A plate made of niello, gold, and silver depicting a Sassanian king hunting rams, 5th or 6th century A.D, found in Qazvin, Iran. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Depictions of Sassanian and Persian kings hunting were quite common as they showed the king’s strength and prowess. Such plates were sent to the neighboring courts as gifts.~Hasmonean -- source link