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Gold-mounted chalcedony seal with lion and men

Σ-Κ900
Metal (Gold), Stone (Chalcedony)
Intact
Length: 2 cm. Width: 1.45 cm. Thickness: 0.6 cm.
Knossos
Cemetery of Isopata,Tomb Ι
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
Chalcedony cushion seal perforated along the central axis. The sealing surface has gold end-mounts and is carved with a pictorial scene. A large animal, probably a lion, is walking left, led by a man. The animal is wearing a collar around its neck and has its tail raised. A second male figure follows. Filling motifs in the shape of a single or two joining circles are shown near the animal’s tail and in front of its forelegs respectively.
Bibliography:
Evans, A., The ‘Tomb of the Double Axes’ and associated group, and the pillar rooms and ritual vessels of the ‘Little Palace’ at Knossos’. London, 1914. Platon, N. and Ι. Pini. Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel, II.3. Iraklion, Arch?ologisches Museum. Teil 3. Die Siegel der Neupalastzeit, Berlin, 1984, Cat. no. 052.
Author:
E. T.


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