Lot 285 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.