Stamp seal
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Period
224-651 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Chalcedony -
Dimension
H x W x D (to chip at bottom): 1.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (1/2 x 1/2 x 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1993.15.25 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1993.15.25
Object Details
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Description
Dome shaped stamp seal with ram motif with inscription at 2 o'clock. -
Inscriptions
Pahlavi inscription. -
Provenance
From 1943-45 to 1980Private collector, purchased in Iran. [1]From 1980Freer Gallery of Art, gift of a private collector. [2]Notes:[1] According to the donor, object was purchased in Iran between 1943 and 1945. See note by the donor dated from November 24, 1980, copy in object folder, Collection Management Office.[2] Object was donated in 1980 to the Freer Study Collection, and later transferred to the Permanent Collection in April 1993. See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran (February 4, 2012 - ongoing) -
Previous custodian or owner
Anonymous -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Anonymous gift -
Type
Tool and Equipment -
On View
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran -
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