© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Kay Hinton

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Stamp Seal with Forepart of an Animal

CultureSasanian

PeriodSasanian Empire

Date224-651 CE

MediumBrown steatite

Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)

Dimensions11/16 x 5/8 in. (1.7 x 1.6 cm)

Object number2005.080.032

ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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