MINOAN BANDED AGATE INTAGLIO OF A SQUID

拍品描述

Ca. 1600 - 1450 BC. A Late Minoan bead-seal of banded agate, pierced longitudinally and finished with a rounded reverse. The flat face is engraved with a squid, shown with a mantle and prominent eyes above a compact head, from which issue multiple curving tentacles. For similar see: M. Lagogianni-Georgakaros, The Countless Aspects of Beauty in Ancient Art, fig. 1; J. Spier, Ancient Gems and Finger Rings: Catalogue of the Collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, cat. 19. Size: 24mm x 17mm; Weight: 7.2g Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1990s on the Dutch art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

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