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title: Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
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# Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11569.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11569.jpg)

## Image Caption

Perforated [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) plaque; lightly embossed scene of two long-tailed hunting dogs resembling mastiffs, one on either side of a male wild boar facing right, with a forked tail, from Iran, 6-7th century.

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2019, December 05). Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11569/persian-silver-plaque-depicting-hunting-dogs/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 05, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11569/persian-silver-plaque-depicting-hunting-dogs/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Persian Silver Plaque Depicting Hunting Dogs." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Dec 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11569/persian-silver-plaque-depicting-hunting-dogs/>.

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