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Stamp Seal in the Form of a Finger Ring: on the Bezel, Striding Lion with an Inscription above in Syriac
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Stamp Seal in the Form of a Finger Ring: on the Bezel, Striding Lion with an Inscription above in Syriac

AAT Object Form/Functionstamps (tools)
AAT Object Techniqueengraving (action)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date5th Century CE
MediumWhite chalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 3/8 in. (1 x 1 cm)
Object number2008.031.137
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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