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Lentoid seal with an ibex
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan III–Late Minoan I Period
about 1800–1410 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Agate
Dimensions
Length: 19 mm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number40.88
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionIntaglio. Pierced for stringing (vertical). Bearded goat (agrimi) lies down in profile to right on a double ground line. It has two long, curving horns that arch to his haunches; their length is accented by three groups of ribs on each horn. The ear is pricked forward, a short tail behind, the face very narrow, the beard long.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: C. T. Seltman Collection (according to the acquisition paperwork: from Crete); purchased by MFA from C. T. Seltman, April 11, 1940, for $ 100.00