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Stamp Seal in the Form of a Finger Ring: on the Bezel, a Hare with Two Young and an Inscription
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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Stamp Seal in the Form of a Finger Ring: on the Bezel, a Hare with Two Young and an Inscription

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionstamps (tools)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Techniqueengraving (action)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date4th Century CE
MediumChalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 11/16 in. (1.3 x 1.7 cm)
Object number2008.031.132
Published ReferencesPhilippe Gignoux, "Intailles Sassanides de la Collection Pirouzan," in Monumentum H.S. Nyberg III, Acta Iranica 6 (Leiden: Brill, 1975), 25, no 4.22.
ProvenanceEx coll. M A Pirouzan, Iran, from at least 1972. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Christie's, December 1989.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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