Steatite scaraboid seal

Unknown

8th century BCE · Steatite · Greek and Roman Art

Flattened scaraboid of green, translucent steatite, perforated horizontally. Two men, in reversed positions, on either side of a large quadruped. The latter has its mouth wide open and is perhaps a lion, for ot has a long, tufted tail; but the long, erect ears (or horns) make the identity uncertain. In the field are other, nondescript animals and ornaments.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th century BCE

Medium

Steatite

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942