Stamp seal

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Object Details

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick

Date

ca. 500 BCE

Period

Achaemenid period

Accession Number

F1999.6.38

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Tool and Equipment

Medium

Carnelian

Dimensions

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

Origin

Iran

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

carnelian

lion

Achaemenid period (ca. 550 - 331 BCE)