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Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Bead in the Form of a Recumbent Lion
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bead in the Form of a Recumbent Lion

Possible OriginAfghanistan, Asia
CultureParthian or Sasanian
PeriodParthian Period or Sasanian Empire
Date247 BCE-390 CE
MediumRhodolite or almandine garnet
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 7/16 in. (1 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.031.158
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired February 27, 1997.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art