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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Stamp Seal: on the Face, Monogram over Paired Wings
© 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, Monogram over Paired Wings

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionstamps (tools)
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date6th Century CE
MediumBanded agate
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Object number2008.031.184
Published ReferencesPhilippe Gignoux, "Intailles Sassanides de la Collection Pirouzan," in Monumentum H.S. Nyberg III, Acta Iranica 6 (Leiden: Brill, 1975), 20, no 2.23.
ProvenanceEx coll. M A Pirouzan, Iran, from at least 1972. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired February 10, 1997.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art