Believed to be at least 1500 years old, this plate with a hunting scene is attributed to the Sasanian culture of Iran. Made of silver with mercury gilding, it shows the earliest known depiction of the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bahram Gur’s arrows are shown striking gazelles in such a way that they appear transformed: the horns of a male gazelle have been shot off, giving it the look of a female, while arrows embedded in the head of a female make