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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Stamp Seal: on the Face, Recumbent Lion with Frontal Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Stamp Seal: on the Face, Recumbent Lion with Frontal Head

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionstamps (tools)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date5th-6th Century CE
MediumChalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 1/2 in. (1.3 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.170
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, December 17, 1996.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art