Ring Seal

62-30-496

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Palestine | Gibeon

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 62-30-496
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Culture Persian (uncertain)
Provenience Palestine | Gibeon
Date Made 600 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gold
Description

18 carat gold ring. Bezel has two carved animals on it; style suggests Persian origin or influence. Found in city wall destroyed in 6th century B.C. No field number.

Height 2.3 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Length 2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 1 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Outside Diameter 2.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line University Museum-Church Divinity School of the Pacific Expedition, Dr. James Bennett Pritchard, 1962

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