© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bead: Running Lion

CulturePersian

PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty

Date400-331 BCE

MediumChalcedony

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions7/8 x 1/2 in. (2.2 x 1.3 cm)

Object number2008.031.271

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired June 3, 2006.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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