ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Scaraboid with a Griffin
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionscaraboids
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty
Date4th Century BCE
MediumChalcedony (var. Agate)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 in. (1.1 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm)
Object number2008.030.022
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 April 3, 1993 or from an Iranian emigre, ca. 1979.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
400-331 BCE
ca. 539-331 BCE
400-331 BCE
1st Millennium BCE
1st-3rd Century CE
5th Century BCE
10th-late 4th Century BCE
400-331 BCE
