Stamp seal
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Object Details
- Description
- Bell-shaped stamp seal with incised image of a royal figure stabbing a lion.
- Provenance
- From prior to 1973 to 1999
- Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland, acquired by Dr. Leonard Gorelick before 1973. [1]
- From 1999
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland. [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record.
- [2] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
- ca. 500 BCE
- Period
- Achaemenid period
- Accession Number
- F1999.6.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Tool and Equipment
- Medium
- Carnelian
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1.6 × 1.3 × 1.9 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 3/4 in)
- Origin
- 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
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- carnelian
- lion
- Achaemenid period (ca. 550 - 331 BCE)
- Iran
- king
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- stamp seal
- Record ID
- fsg_F1999.6.38
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3240d9034-ea0e-46b4-aa68-e144fbab9801
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