© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Stamp Seal: Recumbent Lion

CultureSasanian

PeriodSasanian Empire

Date5th-6th Century CE

MediumChalcedony var. banded agate

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions3/8 x 3/8 in. (1 x 1 cm)

Object number2008.031.171

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, November 11, 1994.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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