The Iconography of Dancers and Their Garments on Sasanid Silver Vessels (Case Study
(Four Silver Vessels with Different Features)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11771671 |
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| Authors | Esmaeil Sangari (0000-0003-2351-4947, History, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (the Islamic Republic of), corresponding author), Zohreh Noori (History, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)), Amirhossein Moghaddas (0000-0003-0170-8441, History, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)), Aliakbar Abbasi (0009-0009-2141-6092, History, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)), Reza Dehghani (University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 236-245 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iran (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0578-6967 • E-ISSN: 2396-9202 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/05786967.2022.2058410 |
| OpenAlex | W4226189917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Made in the midst of the Sasanid period, Sasanid silver vessels are one of the most important relics of the period that along with abundant archaeological data, convey valuable insights into the cultural past of Sasanid society, the people and their beliefs. The artworks carved on these vessels, besides their aesthetic features, cover a wide range of subjects in the political, social, religious, and cultural spheres. Although the Sasanid silver vessels have been the subject of many pieces of research, what is less noticed, is the iconographical analysis of dancers and their garments. The present study, which is based on the theory of Erwin Panofsky, examine the attires of dancers carved on four Sasanid silver vessels from the perspective of religious tendencies of Sasanid society. The results show that due to the religious nature of the Sasanid rituals, the dancers and the costumes they wore were closely connected to the religious beliefs of the Zoroastrians
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Clothing · Iconography · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Subject (documents · Visual arts · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |