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EARLY MINOAN III, CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
Details
A MINOAN STEATITE CONOID STAMP SEAL
early minoan iii, circa 2300-2000 b.c.
Engraved with an animal, perhaps a dog, with its head looking back, spiral lines on the exterior
.5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) high
early minoan iii, circa 2300-2000 b.c.
Engraved with an animal, perhaps a dog, with its head looking back, spiral lines on the exterior
.5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) high
Provenance
J.J. Dawkins Collection
A Collection of Egyptian Seals, Scarabs and Signet Rings, Sotheby's London, 21 April, 1975, lot 276
A Collection of Egyptian Seals, Scarabs and Signet Rings, Sotheby's London, 21 April, 1975, lot 276
Literature
Kenna, Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, Band VIII, Die Englischen Privatsammlungen, p. 14, pl. 9.