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Leszczynski - Late Minoan Creature Covered Gems

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Introduction
A collection of  Lentoid gems engraved by Minoan craftsman.  All of the objects in the collection were created within the Minoan Culture.   All of the artist who engraved the gems are unfortunately unknown.    This collection spans the Late Minoan I-II period to the Late Minoan II-IIIA period or the years 1600 BCE - 1300BCE.     Some served a useful purpose as seals.  Lentoid is used to describe them simply becuase of their Lens-like shape.  Material used by the Minoan craftsmen in this collection are Jasper, Agate Carnelian or Marble.  These objects were all borrowed from The Met and are all classified as gems.  Minoan craftsmen engraved their lentoid Gems with everything animals, plants, human figurines, mythical creatures, action scenes and anything else their creative mind could come up with.  In this collection our gems are adorned with animals and one mythical creature.  


Marble Lentoid
The Octopus was carved into the marble by a Minoan craftsman sometime between 1450-1375 B.C.  The head is center top.  Three tentacles can be seen on either side protruding from the head.  It was left to The Met by Richard Berry Seager in 1926.  It is considered a lentoid because of the round, lens-like shape. 

Medium:      Marble   
Peroid:         Late Minoan II-IIIA   
Provenance: Until 1925 Richard Barry; 1926 The Met


Agate Lentoid Seal
This agate Lentoid was used as a Seal.  The craftsmen engraved the agate with two rampaging goats.  The goats are divided by a column the artist placed between them.  This was crafted sometime between 1400-1300 B.C.

Medium:       Agate
Period:          Late Minoan IIIA
Provenance:  Rogers Fund, 1907


Jasper Lentoid
This Jasper Lentoid is engraved with two Bulls lying down with heads raised. Colorful red jasper was used by the Minoan artist who craft this lentoid.  A double axe head is placed between the horns of both bulls.  This work of art was created sometime between 1500-1400 B.C.

Medium:       Jasper
Period:          Late Minoan IB-II
Provenance:  Rogers Fund, 1907


Carnelian Lentoid Seal
This Carnelian lentoid is engraved with a wounded lion and was used as a Seal.  The lion’s head can be seen in the top right of the lentoid. It appears to be lying on its side with an arrow sticking out of the middle of the lion’s back.  The arrow is at the “11:00” position of the lentoid.  This was engraved sometime between 1600-1400 B.C.
 
 

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