Peroz I
459–484 AD
PĒRŌZ I | FĪRŪZ | پیروز یکم | 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰
Recreation of Peroz I ShahanShah of the Sassanid Empire. (not to be mistaken with Peroz I KushanShah)
Similar to Shahanshah Yazdgerd II, his father, Peroz appears with a mural style crown. Peroz appears in at least three different version of this crown, latest which includes wings of victory. Download
There appears to be numerous jewels on the Korymbos, which have been imagined as pearls. The grouping of pearls in three is something seen at times in coins on many Sassanid kings though not necessarily in the reference of this image. Download
Ver.1 - Last updated: July 14th 2021, by Mo. Rasoulipour
References
This incredibly detailed royal seal of Peroz has been used as the primary source of this illustrations.
This carnelian seal is perhaps the only seals of its kind known to survive among the Sassanid ShahanShahs.
A late coin of Peroz I and a plate believed to be of his likeness. There is a chance that the plate represents Khosrow II.
Note the large, believed to be pearl, earrings on either of the source images. Read more about the legend about the pearls, below.
Visual Description in Literature
“His vest is red, … his crown is also sky-blue…“ -Hamzah Isfahani
from - The 'History of the Kings of the Persians' in Three Arabic Chronicles: The Transmission of the Iranian Past from Late Antiquity to Early Islam (Translated Texts for Historians LUP) Paperback – September 1, 2018 - by Robert G. Hoyland
Page 69
“…Among them were Perozes and all his sons. And just as he was about to fall into this pit, they say that he realized the danger, and seized and threw from him the pearl which hung from his right ear, — a gem of wonderful whiteness and greatly prized on account of its extraordinary size — in order, no doubt, that no one might wear it after him; for it was a thing exceedingly beautiful to look upon, such as no king before him had possessed. This story, however, seems to me untrustworthy, 15 because a man who found himself in such peril would have thought of nothing else; but I suppose that his ear was crushed in this disaster, and the pearl disappeared somewhere or other. 16 This pearl the Roman Emperor then made every effort to buy from the Ephthalitae, but was utterly unsuccessful. p27 For the barbarians were not able to find it although they sought it with great labour. However, they say that the Ephthalitae found it later and sold it to Cabades.” Procopius, Persian Wars, Page 26
Likely Accuracy of the Creative Recreation
Weak-Fair Guess:
The existence of the royal seal has helped this project enormously in guessing the intricate details of the crown, jewelry and the vests that a ShahanShah would have worn. Although this might be closest illustration in terms of the clothing and jewelry, the face is clearly, in Sassanid fashion, rather stylistic or idealistic. Due to the lack of realism in coins found of Peroz and not much to cross reference the seal with, this illustration would be somewhere between a ‘Weak‘ and a ‘Fair‘ guess.
Note: There is more details on the seal that shows how the clothing could have been embroidered that has not yet been implemented in the latest illustration.
See the latest work in progress:
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