ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal: Bearded Centaur with Crown, Rearing

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)

AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals

CulturePersian

PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty

Date559-331 BCE

MediumBanded chalcedony (var. Carnelian)

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.2 x 1 cm)

Object number2008.030.024

Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 30-31.

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased in Los Angeles, California, March 30, 1975 or 1976.

Status

Not on view

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