ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Scarab: on the Base: Lion, Bull, and Snake
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
Place CreatedSyria, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Date2700-2200 BCE
MediumHematite
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions11/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2008.030.008
Published ReferencesHans Henning von der Osten, Ancient Oriental Seals in the Collection of Mr. Edward T. Newell (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1934), 72, plate XXXIII, number 538.ProvenanceEx coll. Edward T. Newell (1886-1941), New York, by 1934. Ex coll. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
224-651 CE
4th-5th Century CE
2000-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE
early 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
3300-2900 BCE
6th-5th Century BCE
