© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bead: Striding Lion, Taurine Symbol above

CulturePersian

PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty

Date400-331 BCE

MediumCarnelian

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions9/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (1.4 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm)

Object number2008.031.275

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired February 13, 1999.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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