Lot 148
148
A MYCENAEAN BLACK STEATITE LENTOID WITH A QUADRUPED
PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK CITY PRIVATE COLLECTION
A MYCENAEAN BLACK STEATITE LENTOID WITH A QUADRUPED

ATTRIBUTED TO THE MAINLAND POPULAR GROUP, LATE HELLADIC IIIC, CIRCA 1200 B.C.

Details
A MYCENAEAN BLACK STEATITE LENTOID WITH A QUADRUPED
ATTRIBUTED TO THE MAINLAND POPULAR GROUP, LATE HELLADIC IIIC, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
7⁄16 in. (1.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
with Dr. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Toronto and Jerusalem, acquired circa early to mid 1990s; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
G.M. Bernheimer, Ancient Gems from the Borowski Collection, Ruhpolding, 2007, p. 21, no. B-21.

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Lot Essay

The shape, material and style of this seal place it within the Mainland Popular Group, which were made throughout the Mycenaean world at the time of the collapse of the palaces and continuing briefly into the Postpalatial Period (see pp. 271-273 in O. Krzyszkowska, Aegean Seals). The present example has a conical reverse, with the underside engraved with a quadruped in profile, its head turned back, with straight horns extending forward. For similar examples see nos. 545 and 547 in Kryszkowska, op. cit.

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