Sasanian Art, Rock Reliefs, and Court Silverware (3rd–7th centuries)

1. Sasanian rule begins after Hormozdgan

   Apr 28, 224Labels: Ardashir I, Hormozdgan, Sasanian Empire

   • Hormozdgan
   • Sasanian Empire

2. Ardashir I investiture relief carved at Naqsh-e Rostam

   Jan 1, 235Labels: Ardashir I, Naqsh-e Rostam, Ahura Mazda

   • Ardashir Relief
   • Smithsonian

3. Shapur I’s accession and investiture imagery at Naqsh-e Rajab

   Mar 20, 242Labels: Shapur I, Naqsh-e Rajab, Sasanian investiture

   • ISAC UChicago
   • Livius

4. Shapur I’s triumphal reliefs produced after Roman defeat

   Jan 1, 260Labels: Shapur I, Naqsh-e Rostam, Bishapur

   • Iranica
   • UChicago ISAC

5. Kartir’s Naqsh-e Rajab inscription asserts priestly authority

   Jan 1, 280Labels: Kartir, Naqsh-e Rajab, Zoroastrian clergy

   • Kartir Inscr
   • Ka ba ye

6. Royal hunt imagery becomes standard on court silver

   Jan 1, 310Labels: Shapur II, court silver, royal hunt

   • Met Museum

7. Investiture relief of Ardashir II carved at Taq-e Bostan

   Jan 1, 379Labels: Ardashir II, Taq-e Bostan, investiture relief

   • Ardashir II Relief
   • ANU Archive

8. Taq-e Bostan relief complex develops in the 4th century

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Taq-e Bostan, Sasanian reliefs, iwan architecture

   • Taq e Bostan

9. Silver hunting plate tradition exemplified by Met rams-hunt plate

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Metropolitan Museum, rams-hunt plate, Sasanian silver

   • Met Museum
   • Smarthistory

10. Late Sasanian hunting silverware spans fifth to seventh centuries

    Jan 1, 500Labels: British Museum, Late Sasanian, hunting silverware

    • BM Plate

11. Banqueting imagery appears on late Sasanian silver dishes

    Jan 1, 600Labels: Musicians plate, British Museum, banquet scene

    • Musicians Plate
    • BM Plate

12. End of Sasanian Empire after Yazdegerd III’s death

    Jan 1, 651Labels: Yazdegerd III, Sasanian Empire, post-Sasanian influence

    • Britannica
    • Yazdegerd III