© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bead: on one Face, Winged Ram Protome; on the Other, Foliate Motif

CultureSasanian

PeriodSasanian Empire

Date5th-6th Century CE

MediumCarnelian

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions5/8 x 3/8 in. (1.6 x 1 cm)

Object number2008.031.194

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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