Object Details
- Description
- Ellipsoid shaped stamp seal with ostrich motif and Pahlavi inscription.
- 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 5 in the object record.
- [2] See Deed of Gift, copy in object 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
- Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
- 224-651
- Period
- Sasanian period
- Accession Number
- F1999.6.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Tool and Equipment
- Medium
- Agate
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1.8 × 1.1 × 1.5 cm (11/16 × 7/16 × 9/16 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- The Ancient Near East Seal Collection
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- agate
- stone
- peacock
- Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Sasanian Pahlavi script
- stamp seal
- ellipsoid-shaped seal
- Record ID
- fsg_F1999.6.56
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31335d7e1-2600-4d28-be6a-24815001af69
