ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Bead Carved in the Form of an African's Head
CulturePhoenician
Date5th-4th Century BCE
MediumCarnelian
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (1.3 x 1 x 0.6 cm)
Object number2008.030.013
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired Los Angeles, California, 1960s.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
late 1st Millennium BCE
3rd Century CE
4th-5th Century CE
late 4th Century BCE
4th-5th Century CE