A MINOAN BANDED AGATE LENTOID
A MINOAN BANDED AGATE LENTOID

LM I-II, 1550-1400 B.C.

Details
A MINOAN BANDED AGATE LENTOID
lm i-ii, 1550-1400 b.c.
Engraved with a lion in profile to the right, a forked branch behind, a linear motif below
29/32 in. (2.32 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Erlenmeyer Collection
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Cretan Seals, Christie's London, 5 June 1989, lot 103
Literature
Betts, Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, vol. x, no. 133.