ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Faceted Pyramidal Stamp Seal: on the Base, Striding Lion
CultureLydian
PeriodIron Age
Dateearly 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
MediumRock crystal
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (1.4 x 1 x 0.6 cm)
Object number2008.030.017
Published ReferencesFrank Sternberg AG, Antike Munzen, Geschnittene Steine und Schmuck der Antike, Antike Kleinkunst (November 16, 1992), 71, plate XXIX, lot 519.John Boardman, "Seals and Signs: Anatolian Stamp Seals of the Persian Period Revisted," Iran 36 (1998): 10, number 31.2.
ProvenanceWith Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, Auction XXVI, November 16, 1992, lot 519. Zurich art market, 1998. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
6th Century BCE
4000-2900 BCE (?)
1st Millennium BCE
early 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
7th-mid 6th Century BCE
early 1st Millennium BCE
