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| Keywords: Minoan - Sealstone of a Bull - Walters 42769.jpg Carved sealstones were popular ornaments among Bronze Age Minoans and Mycenaeans and served as insignia of rank and social status They were influenced by the elaborate traditions of stamp and cylinder seals developed in the Near East and Egypt The frequent appearance of bulls on seals may be inspired by the many Minoan palace wall-paintings and reliefs featuring the animal ca 1500 Late Minoan hematite cm 1 3 2 8 1 1 accession number 42 769 8416 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 place of origin Crete Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Minoan sealstones device Bulls in Minoan art | ||||
