Sasanian Empire Collection

The Night Attack of Bahram Chubina on the Army of Khusraw Parvis (image 1 of 8), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Night Attack of Bahram Chubina on the Army of Khusraw Parvis (image 1 of 8), c1560

Hormuz Forces His High Priest to Eat Poisoned Food... c1485-1495. Creators: Unknown, Ferdowsi
Hormuz Forces His High Priest to Eat Poisoned Food, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi, Iran, Shiraz, c1485-1495. Hormuz (Hormozd IV, r)

Sassanid general Wahrez killing the Ethiopian Aksumite king Masruq ibn Abraha. From Tarikhnama by Ba Creator: Anonymous
Sassanid general Wahrez killing the Ethiopian Aksumite king Masruq ibn Abraha. From Tarikhnama by Bal'ami, c. 1300. Found in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C

Silver Cup decorated with a female figure, 5th-6th century. Creator: Sassanian Art
Silver Cup decorated with a female figure, 5th-6th century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Silver Cup decorated with a female figure, 5th-6th century. Creator: Sassanian Art
Silver Cup decorated with a female figure, 5th-6th century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Gold and Silver Kettle, 569. Creator: Sassanian Art
Gold and Silver Kettle, 569. Found in the Collection of the Guyuan Museum, Ningxia

Gold and Silver Kettle, 569. Creator: Sassanian Art
Gold and Silver Kettle, 569. Found in the Collection of the Guyuan Museum, Ningxia

Windows of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Windows of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1890. Destroyed by fire in 614 AD during Sassanid invasion, Emperor Heraclius rebuilt the church in 630AD

Magic bowl with an incantation text in Judeo-Aramaic and an image of the demon Lilith, 5th-6th century. Found in the Collection of Musee de la Castre, Cannes

Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A.D. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Persia, and Armenia

Coin Portraying King Chosroes II, 590-628. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying King Chosroes II, 590-628. Reverse: fire altar with attendants, a crescent and star

Plate with an archer hunting lion, ca. 250-ca. 650. Creator: Sassanian Art
Plate with an archer hunting lion, ca. 250-ca. 650. Found in the collection of National Museum of Iran, Tehran

Gold Dinar with Bust of Shapur I the Great. Private Collection

Shah Anushirvan Captures the Fortress of Saqila. Artist: Iranian master
Shah Anushirvan Captures the Fortress of Saqila. Found in the collection of The David Collection

Gilded silver jug with dancing girls, Sasanian, 5th or 6th century. The Sasanian (Sassanid) Empire was the last pre-Islamic empire to rule Persia

Sassanid plaque showing a monster
A Sassanid plaque showing the foreparts of a winged monster in high relief from Persia. From the British Museums collection

A Sassanid silver dish showing the investiture of a King, 4th century. From the British Museums collection

A Sassanid silver dish showing King Shapur II, 4th century
An Early Sassanian gilded silver dish showing King Shapur II hunting a stag, 309-379. From the British Museums collection

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