Plaque with a Bird Beneath an Arch
Sasanian style · 18.0K gold
A crested bird with wings spread, standing on rocks beneath a round arch, in crisp relief within a scalloped border.
- Form
- Repoussé plaque, pierced for attachment
- Gold
- 18.0 karat — 75.0% gold by XRF
- Weight
- 10 g
- Dimensions
- 6.3 × 5.1 cm (2 ½ × 2 in.)
- Style
- Sasanian style; made now
- Reference
- CG-17
$1,300
In stock. Price includes packing; insured shipping is quoted at cost once we know where it is going. This piece is priced by weight against the gold price. To buy it, or to ask anything first, write to us — we reply the same day and send an invoice you can pay by card or transfer.
Enquire about this pieceBirds framed by an arch run through the silks and silver of Sasanian Iran and the Sogdian merchant cities of the Silk Road. Here the bird turns its head back over one wing, the feathers are picked out one by one, and the arch springs from plain uprights at either side.
The plaque is pierced at the corners to be sewn or pinned. It is thicker than the figure plaques and holds its shape well: 10 grams at 75 per cent gold by XRF, priced by weight.