Ring Seal
62-30-496
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Palestine | Gibeon
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 62-30-496 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Persian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Palestine | Gibeon |
| Date Made | 539–331 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold |
| Description | 18 carat gold ring. Bezel has two carved animals on it; style suggests Persian origin or influence. Found in city wall destroyed in 6th century B.C. No field number. |
| Height | 2.3 |
| Length | 2 |
| Width | 1 |
| Outside Diameter | 2.2 |
| Credit Line | University Museum-Church Divinity School of the Pacific Expedition, Dr. James Bennett Pritchard, 1962 |
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