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This room occupies the part of the second floor of the
Winter Palace where the flats of the attending staff were originally
situated. The exhibition features a part of the world's best collection
of Sassanian silverware of the 3rd to 7th centuries. The vessels were
found in the ancient treasure troves in the North of Russia in the
19th and early 20th centuries, the fact that without excuse proves
their authenticity. The highlights of the Hermitage collection are
the two dishes adorned with expressive royal hunting scenes - King
Shapur II Lion Hunting dating from the 4th century and Prince Bahram-Gur
and Azadeh produced in the 7th century and depicting the legendary
episode of Prince Bahram-Gur hunting a herd of gazelles. Displayed
in the same room is a part of a very large collection of Sassanian
carved stones with images of gods, portraits of people, figures of
real and fantastic animals and flowers. These stones were used as
stamps and served as talismans. The display also includes coins struck
by the Sassanian kings. |
