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MIDDLE MINOAN, CIRCA 2200-1500 B.C.
Details
A MINOAN BLACK HARDSTONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH OCTOPUS
MIDDLE MINOAN, CIRCA 2200-1500 B.C.
Engraved with the figure of an octopus, the suckers indicated on each tentacle, short horizontal lines in the field to indicate the water, shaved down at one end, threaded with modern wire mount and beads
Seal: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
MIDDLE MINOAN, CIRCA 2200-1500 B.C.
Engraved with the figure of an octopus, the suckers indicated on each tentacle, short horizontal lines in the field to indicate the water, shaved down at one end, threaded with modern wire mount and beads
Seal: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired from an English deceased estate, Yorkshire; the collection having been formed from the late 19th Century to 1930s.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
The illustration in the bottom right corner of page 127 has been incorrectly labelled as lot 333 and should read 334.