ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio Seal with Oared Ship under Sail
CultureMinoan
PeriodMiddle Minoan II
Dateca. 1700-1500 BCE
MediumBurned carnelian
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions5/8 x 1/4 in. (1.6 x 0.7 cm)
Object number2010.013.001
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2013 - June 19, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesVictor E. G. Kenna (ed.), Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel VIII: Die englischen Privatsammlungen (Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1966), 138, no. 106.
Christie's London, Fine Antiquities (6 July 1994), 164-165, lot 494.
John Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Late Classical (London: Thames and Hudson, 2001[1970]), 44-45, 95, figure 99.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 58-59.
ProvenanceEx coll. Norman Colville (1893-1974), United Kingdom, by 1966. Ex private collection, Europe, by 1994. With Christie's London, July 6, 1994, lot 494. Purchased by MCCM from Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, New York.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
15th Century BCE
ca. 1900-1700 BCE
ca. 1900-1700 BCE
ca. 1750-1450 BCE
ca. 1750-1450 BCE
1st-2nd Century CE, 19th Century setting
6th Century BCE
ca. 1900-1700 BCE
ca. 1900-1700 BCE
ca. 1500-1000 BCE
ca. 2500-1900 BCE
ca. 1750-1450 BCE
