The Khosro Cup

3D Model

Sasanian gold, garnet, glass, and rock crystal dish.

Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, inv. 379.
6th century? H. 5cm; Diam. 28.2cm; Wgt. 2110g

A Middle Persian inscription on the inside of the foot reads, ‘307 [denar] in weight’. The engraving was too thin to be picked up by the scan.

You can see a 3D model printed from this scan in an exhibition in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from Oct 19th 2017 - Feb 18th 2018.

A short series of videos documenting the making of the scan and model is available here: https://empiresoffaith.com/exhibition/the-khosro-cup/

Scan by Creaform Ltd. Editing by ThinkSee3D Ltd.

Funded by the Lorne Thyssen Fund for Ancient World Topics at Wolfson College, and the Soudavar Memorial Foundation.

http://medaillesetantiques.bnf.fr/ws/catalogue/app/collection/notices/record/ark:/12148/c33gbb62?