Scarab

54-28-13

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Cyprus | Kourion | Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 54-28-13
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Cyprus | Kourion | Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Site Name Kourion
Date Made 945 BCE–300 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Description

Pierced horizontally lengthwise for suspension. Stemp in shallow intaglio: deer with a lion attacking it on either side. In the field above, six blossoms on long stalks (lotus? papyrus?).

Length 1.7 cm
Width 1 cm
Thickness 0.7 cm
Credit Line Cyprus Expedition, George H. McFadden, 1954
Other Number ST865 - Other Number

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