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Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal
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LOT 0090

Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (3.99 grams, 18 mm).

Square in section and pierced longitudinally, incuse scene to each face: labrys above a tree; starburst between hatched panels; arrow, axe and other objects; figure above an axe.

Provenance

From the Priday collection, Brookmans Hall, Hertfordshire, UK, formed 1930-1940s onwards by descent.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12385-225393.

Literature

Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no. 1921,0711.2 for similar multi-face seal.; see Boardman, J. Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1970, p. 35, fig. 56 for type.

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LOT 0090

Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680

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