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Stucco plaque of a horseman spearing a boar. It is done in high raised relief. Many details are incised. It is badly damaged. Portions are missing. It is backed with plaster.
Provenance
1936, excavated at Rayy (Chal Turkhan, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1939, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: January 12, 1939)
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian, Sasanian, A.D. 226–642
Findspot
Rayy (Chal Turkhan), Iran
Dimensions
Height x width: 37.5 x 33.7 cm (14 3/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
39.488
Medium or Technique
Stucco