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22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 CEST (14:00 BST)
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LOT 1:
A greek late minoan agate intaglio seal. A cow nursing a calf.
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Sold for: £2,200
Start price:
£
1,500
Estimated price :
£2,000 - £4,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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A greek late minoan agate intaglio seal. A cow nursing a calf.
1450 - 1300 B.C.
14x26x13 mm
An antelope, facing right, suckles her cub. The animal lowers its head in a pose typical of this repertoire. The intaglio is made on a carnelian seal with passing through hole. Stylistic details and execution technique typical and consistent with the minoan glyptic production of the second half of the 2nd millennium. Wear marks. Parallels: M-L. Volleinweider, Catalogue Raisonné des sceaux cylindres et intailles, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Gèneve, pl. 74 n. 8-11. AGDS, Band II, Staatliche Museen Preubischer Kulturbesitz Antikenabteilung, Berlin, taf. 10-13.
Provenance: european private collection, acquired in the french market, previously in th UK art market.
