LOT 0275 Hellenistic Cylinder Seal with Lion Killed in Hunt
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3rd-1st century BC. A banded agate cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A dead lion with strong paws and powerful mane lies stretched out, killed by three feathered arrows, struck in the back, neck and head. His head between the front legs and the long tail stretched out look like he were sleeping.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. See Boardman, J., Greek Gems and Finger Rings. Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1970, p.370, fig.1014, for a similar naturalistic representation of a lion in the Hellenistic period.26.9 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 152085.
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