Seal (Object)

Gem

29-128-1384

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1384
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Persian | Sassanian
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony
Technique Intaglio
Iconography King | Eagle
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony. Intaglio seal. Persian Seals, Case SSSS.

Vermeule: Chalcedony. Intaglio. Perforated, Bust of a king in apotheosis-schema on the outspread wings of an eagle. Sassanian.

Height 2.2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1384 - Sommerville Gem Number

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