Lot Essay
For the motif see the haematite amygdaloid from central Crete, now in Oxford, pl. 121 in Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings.
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PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A MINOAN/MYCENAEAN GREEN STEATITE LENTOID
LM/LH II-III, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Details
A MINOAN/MYCENAEAN GREEN STEATITE LENTOID
LM/LH II-III, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Engraved with a crouching lion, the head and mane of a second lion behind
11/16 in. (1.7 cm.) wide
LM/LH II-III, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Engraved with a crouching lion, the head and mane of a second lion behind
11/16 in. (1.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1972.
Literature
J.H. Betts, Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, X, Die schweizer Sammlungen, Berlin, 1980, no. 304.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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