ID 1037531
Lot 147 | A MYCENEAN CARNELIAN LENTOID WITH A BULL
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
LATE HELLADIC II-III, CIRCA 15TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Dr. Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1910-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel; thence by bequest to the Erlenmeyer Stiftung.
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Cretan Seals, Christie's, London, 5 June 1989, lot 160.
Literature
J.H. Betts, Corpus der Minoischen and Mykenischen Siegel, vol. X (Die Schweizer Sammlungen), Berlin, 1980, p. 151, no. 142.
H.P. Isler, "Jahresbericht (April 1994 bis März 1995)," Archäologische Sammlung der Universität Zürich, vol. 21, 1995, p. 6.
Exhibited
Zurich, Archäologische Sammlung, Universität Zürich, 1994-1998 (Loan no. L 996).
| Medium: | Semi-precious stones |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Mycenaean civilization |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Semi-precious stones |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Mycenaean civilization |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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