Stamp seal

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Object Details

Provenance

From 1943-45 to 1980

Private collector, purchased in Iran. [1]

From 1980

Freer 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

Previous custodian or owner

Anonymous

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Date

224-651

Period

Sasanian period

Accession Number

F1993.15.16

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Amethyst, silver

Dimensions

H x W x D (seal): 1.3 x 1 x 0.5 cm (1/2 x 3/8 x 3/16 in)

Origin

Iran

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

cabochons

amethyst

silver

Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)