ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Ring Stone: Richly Attired Woman Smelling a Flower, Inscribed: Dwxty-Nrsh-Dwxt-Narseh, Daughter of Narseh
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date3rd-4th Century CE
MediumCarnelian
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 3/8 x 1/16 in. (1.3 x 1 x 0.2 cm)
Object number2008.031.126
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, possibly acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
4th-5th Century CE
224-651 CE
6th Century CE
early 4th Century CE
5th Century CE
early 3rd-4th Century CE
