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Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Stamp Seal in the Form of a Finger Ring: Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man Emerging from a Foliate Base with an Inscription, the Shank Decorated with Circles in Relief
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: Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man Emerging from a Foliate Base with an Inscription, the Shank Decorated with Circles in Relief

AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Techniqueengraving (action)
AAT Object Form/Functionstamps (tools)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date4th-6th Century CE
MediumCarnelian
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3 11/16 x 3 11/16 in. (9.4 x 9.4 cm)
Object number2008.031.146
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, February 24, 2000.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art