ANCIENT JEWELLERY & SEAL RINGS HAMMER AUCTION 17 JUNE 2025 | Jun 17, 2025
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Lot 69
AN EASTERN GREEK BANDED AGATE SCARABOID OF A WALKING LION – 5TH TO 4TH CENTURY B.C. AN EASTERN GREEK BANDED AGATE SCARABOID OF A WALKING LION – 5TH TO 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Lot 69 AN EASTERN GREEK BANDED AGATE SCARABOID OF A WALKING LION – 5TH TO 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Reference: ART6001305

This striking scaraboid from Eastern Greece, carved from richly banded agate, features the proud and powerful image of a lion in mid-stride. Dated to the 5th–4th century B.C., the craftsmanship is superb—each detail from the lion’s textured mane to the poised muscular limbs is rendered with precision and grace. Framed within a finely incised border, the figure exudes majesty, embodying strength, authority, and royal protection in ancient Greek symbolism. 2.2 by 1.3 cm. Weight: 6.96 gr.

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