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A Sasanian Cameo of Shapur I vanquishing Emperor Valerian, 260 AD
A larger image of this Sasanian Cameo of Shapur I vanquishing Emperor Valerian.
Description: Cameo of Shapur I vanquishing Emperor Valerian.
Date: 260 AD
Medium: Sardonyx
Current location: Cabinet des Médailles, Paris
Accession number: Babelon 360
Photographer: Marie-Lan Nguyen
A fine cameo showing an equestrian combat of Shapur I and Valerian in which the Roman emperor is seized, according to historical references in Persia, inscriptions and a relief depicting Shapur's triumph over Valerian in Nagsh-e Rostam carvings, Fars Province, Iran.