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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ringstone: Lion and Scorpion
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Ringstone: Lion and Scorpion

CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Date5th-6th Century CE
MediumChalcedony onyx var. nicolo, base moss agate
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 1/2 in., 0.1 cm (1.1 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm)
Object number2008.031.187
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Robert Deutsch [Archaeological Center], Israel, October 2, 2007.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art