Object Number | 29-128-523 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Persian |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Persian Period |
Date Made | 400-499 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Lion | Bull | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Sard. Intaglio. Contest between a lion and a bull with inscription in the Pehlevi language. 5th century A.D. Persian and Sassanian Intaglios and Talismans, Case EE. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 523 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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