H x W x D (overall): 2.7 x 1.5 x 2.1 cm (1 1/16 x 9/16 x 13/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Iran
Date:
224-651
Period:
Sasanian period
Description:
Ellipsoid shaped stamp seal with engraved bearded male bust in right profile.The male bust is supported by a wing like motif and a laurel leaf frames the male profile.
Provenance:
From 1943-45 to 1980
Private collector, purchased in Iran. [1]
From 1980
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of a private collector. [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the donor, object was purchased in Iran between 1943 and 1945. See note by the donor dated from November 24, 1980, copy in object folder, Collection Management Office.
[2] Object was later transferred to the Permanent Collection in April 1993. See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing)