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Lentoid seal with a bull-man
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Late Minoan II–IIIA Period
about 1470–1315 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Burnt carnelian
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Beulah H. Emmet
Accession Number1971.173
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionBurnt carnelian. Lentoid seal; pierced horizontally. Bull-man somersaulting to right. The creature presents the legs of a man with a double-belted waist and recurving torso and head of a bull in profile. The shoulder blade is clearly delineated. The forelegs are indicated with two parallel lines ending with conical, drilled hooves. Three drilled holes represent the eye, muzzle and cheek. Small chip missing on the right side and large chip in the back.
ProvenanceBy 1928: Mrs. Beulah H. Emmet Collection (one of a group of gems [MFA 1971.159-.176] acquired on Crete from Mr. Kephalogiannis in 1928, according to M. H. Wiencke, AJA 73 [1969], p. 33); gift of Mrs. Beulah H. Emmet to MFA, April 14, 1971