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29-128-523

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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