Dimensions:H x W x D (to chip at bottom): 1.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (1/2 x 1/2 x 7/16 in)
Previous custodian or owner:Anonymous
Provenance:From 1943-45 to 1980, Private collector, purchased in Iran. [1], From 1980, Freer Gallery of Art, gift of a private collector. [2], Notes:, [1] According to the donor, object was purchased in Iran between 1943 and 1945. See note by the donor dated from November 24, 1980, copy in object folder, Collection Management Office., [2] Object was donated in 1980 to the Freer Study Collection, and later transferred to the Permanent Collection in April 1993. See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
Origin:Iran
Credit Line:Anonymous gift
Date:224-651
Period:Sasanian period
Type:Tool and Equipment
Topic:Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651), Iran, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Sasanian Pahlavi script, stamp seal, dome-shaped seal, ram
