Gem: Male Figure
Gem: Male Figure

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Gem: Male Figure

Mid–eastern
Sassanian
y1943-32

Information

Title
Gem: Male Figure
Medium
Black steatite
Dimensions
diam. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1943-32
Inscription
Inscription above figure.
Period
Sassanian
Type
ornament, gems
Materials
stéatite
Subject
men, plant-derived motifs, figures (representations)

Unknown provenance; with the Museum by at least 1943

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