ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Intaglio with a Camel
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date6th Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.178
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
4th Century CE
4th-5th Century CE
5th-6th Century CE
5th-6th Century CE
5th-6th Century CE
5th Century CE
late 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
early 3rd-4th Century CE
5th Century CE
4th-5th Century CE
