A HELLENISTIC SCARABOID WITH A LION, 3RD CENTURY BC A HELLENISTIC SCARABOID WITH A LION, 3RD CENTURY BC

A HELLENISTIC SCARABOID WITH A LION, 3RD CENTURY BC

Reference: ART600319

A carnelian scaraboid with a lion at bay with a front paw raised. The scaraboid has been drilled almost certainly to make a ring bezel which could then swivel to use the seal.
Orange/amber carnelian.
16 by 12 mm.

PROVENANCE
From a European collection formed in the 1980's.