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Collections

Stamp Seal, Bead-ShapedSasanian Period, 3rd-7th century

Not on view
Small oval bronze seal or ring bezel viewed from above, with rust-brown rim and heavily corroded green-patinated recessed face bearing faint low-relief decoration
Bronze signet ring with large oval bezel, heavily patinated with green corrosion; a raised figural device is visible on the bezel face, the thick band tapering toward the base.

Unknown, Stamp Seal, Bead-Shaped, Sasanian Period, 3rd-7th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stamp Seal, Bead-Shaped
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
Sasanian Period, 3rd-7th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 3/4 in. (1.8 cm); Diameter: 9/16 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.608
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.