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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ringstone: Confronted Bear and Antelope Heads, Inscription around the Edge, Part of it Erased by a Later Addition
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Ringstone: Confronted Bear and Antelope Heads, Inscription around the Edge, Part of it Erased by a Later Addition

AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date4th Century CE
MediumChalcedony onyx var. nicolo
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (1 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.131
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, September 13, 1997.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art