Musicians 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.

Musicians plate
Sasanian silver dish, showing a ruler at outdoor banquet with attendants and musicians.
Material	Silver, Gold
Size	Diameter: 19.7 centimetres Height: 4 centimetres
Created	7th century
Period/culture	Sasanid
Discovered	Tabaristan
Present location	British Museum, London
Identification	1963,1210.3
British Museum webpage for this plate.

It was bequeathed to the museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1897.^[3]