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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.627
Title
Lenticular Seal with Ring
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 1300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete
Period
Minoan period, Late
Culture
Minoan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288464

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black hematite with gold ring
Dimensions
2.6 cm (1 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.627
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • David Moore Robinson, "The Robinson Collection of Greek Gems, Seals, Rings, and Earrings", Hesperia Supplements (1949), Vol. 8, 305-323, 475-480, p. 310, no. 6, pl. 39.6-6a.
  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 41, no. 373

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • Minoan and Mycenaean Art, Walters Art Gallery, 09/26/1964 - 11/08/1964

Verification Level

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