ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Stamp Seal with a Rider Spearing a Sphinx
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionseals (artifacts)
Place FoundIran, Asia
CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty
Date5th-4th Century BCE
MediumGray-brown chalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 5/8 x 9/16 in. (1 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm)
Object number2008.030.021
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from an Iranian runner, 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 539-331 BCE
400-331 BCE
mid 6th-5th Century BCE
6th Century BCE
1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
10th-late 4th Century BCE
