Steatite scaraboid seal
Flattened scaraboid of green, translucent steatite, perforated horizontally. Two men, in reversed positions, on either side of a large quadruped. The latter has its mouth wide open and is perhaps a lion, for ot has a long, tufted tail; but the long, erect ears (or horns) make the identity uncertain. In the field are other, nondescript animals and ornaments.
Artwork Details
- Title: Steatite scaraboid seal
- Period: Geometric
- Date: 8th century BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Steatite
- Dimensions: H.: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
- Classification: Gems
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
- Object Number: 42.11.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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