Medium:

Carnelian

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1.6 × 1.3 × 1.9 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 3/4 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

Iran

Date:

ca. 500 BCE

Period:

Achaemenid period

Description:

Bell-shaped stamp seal with incised image of a royal figure stabbing a lion.

Provenance:

From prior to 1973 to 1999

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland, acquired by Dr. Leonard Gorelick before 1973. [1]

From 1999

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record.

[2] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick

Topic:

lion  Search this

Achaemenid period (ca. 550 - 331 BCE)  Search this

Iran  Search this

king  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

stamp seal  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick

Accession Number:

F1999.6.38

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The Ancient Near East Seal Collection

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3240d9034-ea0e-46b4-aa68-e144fbab9801

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1999.6.38