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Medium:
Chalcedony
Dimensions:
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)
Previous custodian or owner:
Anonymous
Topic:
chalcedony  Search this
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Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this
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Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
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stamp seal  Search this
laurel wreath  Search this
ellipsoid-shaped seal  Search this
Credit Line:
Anonymous gift
Accession Number:
F1993.15.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
The Ancient Near East Seal Collection
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f89120fb-e383-4ed1-827b-8377e63ccb6b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1993.15.1