ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK CARNELIAN SCARAB
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The beetle summarily detailed, the underside engraved with a lion attacking a bull, the lion attacking from above, clawing the bull's neck and biting its back, the bull's forelegs collapsing; enclosed within a hatched border
½ in. (1.27 cm.) long

來源

with Elias S. David (1891-1969), New York; thence by descent.

注意事項

This lot is offered without reserve.

拍品專文

Lions were popular on Greek gems of the Archaic Period, either on their own or in combat with other animals, chiefly bulls and stags. The style of the present example is typical of the Common Style, which, according to J. Boardman (Archaic Greek Gems, pp. 127-128) "may be regarded as belonging to a koine style of the third and partly of the last quarter of the sixth century." Most of the beetles are small and simple, as here, and are thought to be homeland Greek work.

ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

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