Lot Essay
For the subject compare the agate seal from Sparta, now in Athens, no. 507 in Boardman, Archaic Greek Gems.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A GREEK MOTTLED RED AND YELLOW JASPER SCARABOID
CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK MOTTLED RED AND YELLOW JASPER SCARABOID
Circa Late 6th Century B.C.
With a galloping winged horse, with two wings upraised, and a third wing lowered, framed by five spheres
9/16 in. (1.4 cm) long
Circa Late 6th Century B.C.
With a galloping winged horse, with two wings upraised, and a third wing lowered, framed by five spheres
9/16 in. (1.4 cm) long
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960's-1970's