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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Statuette of a Warrior
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Statuette of a Warrior

Possible OriginIran, Asia
CultureSasanian
PeriodSasanian Empire
Dateearly 3rd-4th Century CE
MediumLead
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5 9/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 15/16 in., 494 g (14.2 x 12.1 x 4.9 cm, 17 7/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.106
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (28 Fevrier 1974), lot 140.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, February 28, 1974, lot 140. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art