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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ring Stone: Portrait of a Bearded Man with Remains of a Parthian Inscription
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Ring Stone: Portrait of a Bearded Man with Remains of a Parthian Inscription

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire, House of Sasan, Reign of Shapur I
Date241-272 CE
MediumCarnelian
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions11/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (1.7 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.125
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, March 23, 2006.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art