TheKlimova Treasure is a hoard ofEarly Byzantine andSasanian silver objects that was discovered in 1907 near the village of Klimova in thePerm Governorate of theRussian Empire (modern-dayPerm Krai, in centralRussia).[1] It is one of several hoards of Byzantine and Sasanian silverware uncovered in that region, which are collectively referred to as thePerm Treasures.[1][2]
Amongst the Byzantine objects from the Klimova Treasure are a dish containing an image of a goatherd which bears the silver stamps of EmperorJustinian I (r. 527–565) and two 7th-century dishes adorned with crosses.[1][3][4] The Sasanian objects from the hoard include a dish depictingKing of KingsShapur III (r. 383–388) slaying a leopard, as well as another which portrays a tigress beneath a tree.[1] Other works associated with the Klimova Treasure also include an 8th or 9th centuryIranian dish and aMawarannahr piece.[2] A bucket was also found.[1] The Klimova Treasure is currently housed in the collections of theHermitage Museum inSaint Petersburg.[1]
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