Brass Reproduction of Minoan Signet Ring
1901.04.0010
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Brass Reproduction of Minoan Signet Ring (1901.04.0010) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location |
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Period/Date | Late Bronze Age, 1700 – 1100 BCE |
Culture | Minoan |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.1 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 1.6 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.7 cm |
Weight | 7 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Metal--Brass |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
Munsell Color Information | Grayish Olive (5Y 3/2) -Reverse and ring. Grayish Olive (5Y 4/2) -Background-obv. Dark Grayish Olive (5Y 2/2) -Design-obv. |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Gold Siget Ring from Vapheio Tomb with Religious secene: Fig. 91....(represents) an armed divinity brought down by due ritual from the realms above to join his consort or votaries. On the left of the goddess a male attendant plucks fruit from the sacred tree, rising up from behind what seems to be a baetlylic stone of sub conical form. "Religious Scenes on Signet-Rings combining Mourning Ceremony with Ecstatic Dance." - Evans |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Evans, Arthur, The Palace of Minos at Knossos, , London: Macmillan and Sons, Ltd., 1935. Fig. 91, p. 140. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
Reproduction | yes |
Reproduction Information | Originals found in Mycenae. |