Found in the "House of Menander," Antioch
Mid 3rd c. CE
San Diego Museum of Art (Museum purchase, 1945.19)
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4th c. CE
Probably from the Roman province of Syria
San Diego Museum of Art (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Douglass, 1937.14.57)
Displayed in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition
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Quartzite
From Egypt
Reign of Ramesses II (1279-1212 BCE)
San Diego Museum of Art (Museum Purchase with funds from the Helen M. Towle Bequest, 1949.62.1-2)
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Quartzite
From Egypt
Reign of Ramesses II (1279-1212 BCE)
San Diego Museum of Art (Museum Purchase with funds from the Helen M. Towle Bequest, 1949.62.1-2)
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From modern Iraq or Iran
Sassanian period, 3rd-7th c. CE
On display at the San Diego Museum of Art
On loan from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Gift of Alice A. Heeramaneck, M.75.62.1)
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