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Numismatics
Drachm of Shapur I
Sassanian artist, (active )
Sassanian artist
Iran
1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 0.3 cm)
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Silver
Silver
Sassanian Empire
241-272
241
272
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), coins, men, Mesopotamian, portraits
Numismatics
A standard inscription inside the obverse border proclaims the king’s divine right to rule: “The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shapur, King of the Kings of Iran, heaven-descended of the Gods.”
[Gallery label text, 2009]
The Sassanian Empire, founded by Shapur’s father Ardashir in 224 A.D., was ruled from Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) until the Arab invasion of 636. Also called the New Persian Empire, it stretched in its heyday from Spain to India, just south of the Roman Empire, with which it constantly fought. The beautifully designed and executed coins minted by the highly civilized Sassanid dynasty follow the Roman formula, with the ruler’s profile on the front, but the details of the crown, hairstyle, and shaped beard are absolutely Persian.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
recto, along sides, Sassanian inscriptionsverso, along sides, Sassanian inscriptions
1995.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.24SL2
slide
reverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
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glossy
obverse
8 x 10
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glossy
reverse
8 x 10
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negative
obverse
2 x 3
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negative
reverse
2 x 3
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95.24DI2
digital image
reverse
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
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95.24DI1
digital image
obverse
00/00/00
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95.24DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
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95.24DI#4
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A4.jpg
Ceramics
Worshipper Bearing an Animal Offering
Worshipping Figure Bearing an Offering; A Mesopotamian Offering Bearer
Mesopotamian artist, (active )
Mesopotamian artist
Iraq
2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (7.5 x 5.8 x 2.1 cm)
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Terracotta
Terracotta
Mesopotamian; made in Girsu (Tello)
20th century BCE - 19th century BCE
2000 BCE
1801 BCE
2000 - 1000 BCE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), ceramics, Mesopotamian
Ceramics
The worshipper carrying a sacrificial lamb to the altar was an ancient religious motif which survived in early Christian art in representations of the Good Shepherd. Perhaps this mold-made plaque was used as a token for service rendered in the temple.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
1945.60
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
45.60SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
8 x 10
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neg
4 x 5
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45.60DI1
digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
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45.60DI#2
digital image
Front
11/6/2007
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digital image
00/00/00
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Ceramics
Cuneiform Tablet
Sumerian artist, (active )
Sumerian artist
Iraq
Primary
2 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in. (5.8 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm)
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cuneiform, global studies, Mesopotamian, social sciences
Ceramics
Small cuneiform tablets written in tiny script, presumably designed to be more portable, have come to be called "messenger texts." Found in great quantity, they all list small amounts (2, 3, or 5 units) of certain staples-- beer, bread, oil, and alkali-- given to individuals who are named but not otherwise identified. The third line here reads: "3 'pints' of beer, 2 'pints' of bread, 2 'ounces' of sesame oil [to] Bazaza."
[Gallery label text, 1995]
1954.58.5a
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/24/2007
54.58.5aDI#2
digital image
11/6/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.58.5a_A1.jpg
54.58.5aDI#1
digital image
9/24/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/54.58.5a_I1.jpg
54.58.5aDI#3
digital image
54.58.5a_A2.jpg
11/6/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.58.5a_A2.jpg
54.58.5aDI#4
digital image
6/27/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.58.5a_A3.jpg
Stonework
Seal
Babylonian artist, (active )
Babylonian artist
Iraq
Primary
11/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in. (1.8 x 1.8 x 1 cm)
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Stone
Stone
2000 BCE-400 BCE
2000 BCE
400 BCE
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), Mesopotamian, seals
Stonework
1928.311.5
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/24/2007
28.311.5DI#1
digital image
9/24/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/28.311.5_I1.jpg
28.311.5DI#2
digital image
11/6/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/28.311.5_A1.jpg
Stonework
Seal
Babylonian artist, (active )
Babylonian artist
Iraq
Primary
9/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in. (1.4 x 1.5 x 1.8 cm)
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Stone
Stone
2000 BCE-400 BCE
2000 BCE
400 BCE
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), birds, Mesopotamian, seals
Stonework
1928.311.6
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/24/2007
28.311.6DI#1
digital image
9/24/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/28.311.6_I1.jpg
28.311.6DI#2
digital image
11/6/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/28.311.6_A1.jpg
Stonework
Seal
Babylonian artist, (active )
Babylonian artist
Iraq
Primary
13/16 x 1 x 1 1/8 in. (2 x 2.5 x 2.8 cm)
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Stone
Stone
2000 BCE-400 BCE
2000 BCE
400 BCE
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), Mesopotamian, seals
Stonework
1928.311.7
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/24/2007
28.311.7DI#1
digital image
9/24/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/28.311.7_I1.jpg
28.311.7DI#2
digital image
11/6/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/28.311.7_A1.jpg