Possible date attribution for Persian shield

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Hi Rand,
Another thing which you must remember is, that they often show a flower from the front, and from the back - which now and again makes it look like quite another flower. Yes the Indians used the rose for decoration, poppy, chrysanthemum Indicum, sword lilly and many others.
Jens

Hi Jens,
It seems I remember one hilt we discussed where the front of the flower appeared on one side of the surface, and the rear view of the flower was shown on the obverse. What incredible art and craftsmanship!!

All the best,
Jim