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title: Sassanian Silver Ewer with Female Dancers
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20004/sassanian-silver-ewer-with-female-dancers/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-02-14
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# Sassanian Silver Ewer with Female Dancers
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20004.jpg)
## Image Caption
Four views of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) ewer with dancing [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) within arcades. [Sassanian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/), ca. 6th-7th century CE.
This object was likely used as a wine jug during celebrations. Its form and decoration shows connections to Greco-[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) and Early [Byzantine art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Art/). The four dancing female figures underneath the arcades hold various objects in their hands, including a jug reminiscent of the object itself. The vine motifs are related to Dionysiac imagery.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2025, February 14). Sassanian Silver Ewer with Female Dancers. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Sassanian Silver Ewer with Female Dancers." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 14, 2025. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Sassanian Silver Ewer with Female Dancers." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Feb 2025, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325865) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325865). Submitted by [Prolet Decheva](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/pdecheva/ "User Page: Prolet Decheva"), published on 14 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.