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Period:
Sasanian
Date:
ca. 6th century A.D.
Geography:
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon
Culture:
Sasanian
Medium:
Stucco
Dimensions:
5.5 x 5.63 in. (13.97 x 14.3 cm)
Classification:
Stucco
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession Number:
32.150.27

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  • Provenance

    1931–32, excavated by the Joint Expedition of the Staatliche Museen of Berlin and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1932, ceded in the division of finds.

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