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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Shekel: Laureate Head in Profile

AAT Object Form/Functionshekels

Place FoundTyre, Lebanon, Asia

CultureRoman

Date1st Century BCE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Gorelkin

Dimensions1 3/16 in. (3 cm)

Object number1985.021.001

Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1987
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 28, 2013 - March 14, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - September 21, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, November 8, 2023 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Leo Gorelkin, Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

On view

Collections

Greek and Roman Art

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