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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ring
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Ring

AAT Object Form/FunctionRings (Finger Jewelry)
CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty
Date559-331 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (3.3 x 3.2 cm)
Object number1921.091
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Finger Ring: Ruler with Scepter
400-331 BCE (?)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bowl
539-331 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dagger with Cuneiform Inscription
539-331 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bowl
559-331 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Omphalos Bowl
559-331 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Phiale
559-331 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Phiale
559-331 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bowl
559-331 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bowl
late 6th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Ribbed Bowl
559-331 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Gilded Cup
9th-7th Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2018.
Necklace
ca. 559-331 BCE