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LM II-III, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Details
A MINOAN BANDED AGATE LENTOID
LM II-III, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Engraved with a stag attacked by two canines, the stag running to the left, a tree before him, one canine attacking the stag's rear leg from below, the other attacking its neck from above
9/16 in. (1.4 cm.) wide
LM II-III, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Engraved with a stag attacked by two canines, the stag running to the left, a tree before him, one canine attacking the stag's rear leg from below, the other attacking its neck from above
9/16 in. (1.4 cm.) wide
Provenance
Hans and Marie-Louis Erlenmeyer, Basel.
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Cretan Seals; Christie's, London, 5 June 1989, lot 155.
U.S. Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 8 December 2005, lot 35.
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Cretan Seals; Christie's, London, 5 June 1989, lot 155.
U.S. Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 8 December 2005, lot 35.
Literature
J.H. Betts, Corpus der Minoischen und Mykenischen Siegel, Berlin, 1980, no. 130.
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