ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Tabloid Bead: Lion Consuming the Hindquarter of an Animal
CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty
Date450-350 BCE
MediumChalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions5/8 x 7/8 x 7/16 in. (1.6 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.031.270
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Tom Cederlind (1959-2015), Portland, Oregon.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
400-331 BCE
400-331 BCE
400-331 BCE
6th-5th Century BCE
ca. 664-525 BCE
ca. 539-331 BCE
539-479 BCE
400-331 BCE