Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, X, nos 134 and 161.
Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, X, nos 134 and 161.
LATE MINOAN I-II CIRCA 1650-1400 B.C.
Details
A Minoan blue-grey haematite seal
Late Minoan I-II circa 1650-1400 B.C.
Of lentoid form, engraved with a griffin; and a dark grey-green serpentine seal, lentoid, with a male figure with lion which he either has on a leash or is attacking with a spear, Late Minoan, circa 1650-1100 B.C., both pierced
1.94 x 0.8 and 0.98 x 0.45 cm. respectively (2)
Late Minoan I-II circa 1650-1400 B.C.
Of lentoid form, engraved with a griffin; and a dark grey-green serpentine seal, lentoid, with a male figure with lion which he either has on a leash or is attacking with a spear, Late Minoan, circa 1650-1100 B.C., both pierced
1.94 x 0.8 and 0.98 x 0.45 cm. respectively (2)
Provenance
Erlenmeyer Collection: sold Christie's, London, 5 June 1989, lots 104 and 108.