Detail of a Sasanian Plate with King Yazdgard I Slaying a Stag in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2014

By LaurieAnnie. Plate: the king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag Period:Sasanian Date:ca. A.D. 399–420 Geography:Iran Culture:Sasanian Medium:Silver, mercury gilding Dimensions:Plate: Diam. 23.3…