Agate flattened cylinder seal

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Greek and Roman Art

Agate flattened cylinder seal

Minoan

Date
ca. 1750–1450 BCE
Medium
Agate, burnt
Dimensions
L. 1.95 cm; Diameter 1.05 cm; Thickness 0.7 cm
Object type
Seal, cylinder, flattened, two fish
Classification
Gems
Culture
Minoan
Period
Middle Minoan III–Late Minoan I
Object number
26.31.285
Credit line
Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Gallery
171

Subjects and terms

  • Fish
  • Seals

The Met object ID 252235. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.