A MINOAN MOTTLED RED JASPER LENTOID
A MINOAN MOTTLED RED JASPER LENTOID

MM III - LM I, CIRCA 1700-1450 B.C.

Details
A MINOAN MOTTLED RED JASPER LENTOID
mm iii - lm i, circa 1700-1450 b.c.
Engraved with an enigmatic talismanic device, perhaps representing sea creatures
in. (1.37 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Erlenmeyer Collection
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Cretan Seals, Christie's London, 5 June 1989, lot 65
Literature
Betts, Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, vol. X, no. 85.