| Musicians plate | |
| Material: | Silver, Gold |
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| Created: | 7th century |
| Period: | Sasanid |
| Discovered: | Tabaristan |
| Location: | British Museum, London |
| Id: | 1963,1210.3 |
| Website: | British Museum webpage for this plate. |
Musicians plate (Persian: بشقاب نوازندگان) is a partially gilded silver plate or dish found in Tabaristan.[1] It was probably made in the 7th or 8th century in modern Iran, then under the Sasanian Empire, and is now in the British Museum. It shows a ruler reclining luxuriously, as he picnics while his musicians play.[2] The plain background is gilded, while the figures and objects in low relief are left in silver. The musician on the far right is playing a stringed instrument which could possibly be an oud or barbat.
It was bequeathed to the museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1897.[3]