CIRCA LATE 7TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK PALE YELLOW STEATITE LENTOID "ISLAND GEM"
CIRCA LATE 7TH CENTURY B.C.
One side with rearing horse and rider, the other side with contorted lion with one forepaw raised
5/8 in. (1.7 cm.) long

Provenance

Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Kunst der Antike aus Privatbesitz Bern-Biel-Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek Solothurn, 21 October- 3 December 1967, cat. no. 398.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
J.Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings, London, 1970, p.135, pl. 225.
J. Boardman, Island Gems, A Study of Greek Seals in the Geometric and Early Archaic Period, London, 1963, no. 64, pl. 3.

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