ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Weight Stamp Seal with Striding Sphinx
AAT Object Form/Functionseals (artifacts)
AAT Object Techniquecabochoning
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
Place FoundAkko, Israel, Asia
CultureCypriot
PeriodCypro-Archaic II
Date6th Century BCE
MediumBurned rock crystal
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 5/8 in. (1.3 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2008.030.026
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 Robert Deutsch [Archaeological Center], Israel, October 4, 1995.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
early 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
5th-4th Century BCE
4th-5th Century CE
4th-5th Century CE
2350-2150 BCE
ca. 1700-1500 BCE
15th Century BCE
