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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ringstone: Portrait Head with Inscription
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Ringstone: Portrait Head with Inscription

AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
MediumCarnelian
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (1.1 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.248
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Frank L. Kovacs, California, August 3, 1991.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art