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Carnelian talismanic cylinder seal with running lions

Σ-Κ1659
Stone (Carnelian)
Intact
Length: 1.95 cm.Width: 0.85 cm.
Knossos
Venizeleio, Tomb ΙΙΙ
Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan ΙΙΙA2 period.:
1400-1375 BC:
Gallery:
IX
Case:
99
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC). The Knossos monopalatial system
Jewellery, seals and sealings from settlements and cemeteries, Neopalatial and Final Palatial period
Description
Carnelian cylinder seal in the talismanic style with stylised running animals. The lions’ manes and forelegs are depicted by lines, while their eyes and nostrils are rendered with drill holes. A waterbird and an agrimi (wild goat) complete this abstract scene, which is marked by its lack of perspective.
Bibliography:
Hood, M.S.F. and P. de Jong. "Late Minoan Warrior-Graves from Ayios Ioannis and the New Hospital Site at Knossos." Annual of the British School at Athens 47: 243-277. Platon, N. and Pini, I. Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel, II.3. Iraklion, Arch?ologisches Museum. Teil 3. Die Siegel der Neupalastzeit, Berlin, 1984, Cat. no. 065. Krzyszkowska, O. Aegean Seals. University of London, Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Suppl. 85. London, 2005 (see "The talismanic style", 133-137).
Author:
E. T.


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