Engraved gem: Bird
Engraved gem: Bird

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Engraved gem: Bird

Mid–eastern
Sassanian ?
y1940-228

Information

Title
Engraved gem: Bird
Medium
Amethyst
Dimensions
0.8 x 0.4 cm (5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1940-228
Period
Sassanian
Type
gems
Materials
amethyst
Techniques
engraving (incising)
Subject
birds

Unknown provenance; possibly part of the Old Collection; with the Museum by at least 1940

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