Minoan seals are impression seals in the form of carved gemstones and similar pieces in metal, ivory and other materials produced in the Minoan civilization. They are an important part of Minoan art, and have been found in quantity at specific sites, …

The Corpus of Minoan and Mycenaean Seals (CMS) has been published exclusively in a printed version since being established in 1958. The project’s aim is the scholarly publication of every preserved seal and clay cast from the Aegean Bronze Age.

2012年1月12日 · The study of Minoan seals began even before the discovery of Minoan civilization. Long before archaeologists arrived on the scene, Cretan women were wearing “milk stones”—brightly colored Minoan engraved gems—on their breasts or around the neck.

2012年6月3日 · The Corpus of the Minoan and Mycenaean Seals (CMS) has been published exclusively in a printed version since being established in 1958. The project’s aim is the scholarly publication of every preserved seal and clay cast from the Aegean Bronze Age.

The Minoan and Mycenaean worlds of Greece had a most distinguished record in gem engraving, not at all dependent on either Egypt or the Near East, but with their own range of shapes and subjects, and of a quality matching the best of antiquity anywhere.

Minoan seals are small, intricately carved objects that were used in the Minoan civilization, primarily during the Bronze Age (circa 3000-1450 BCE). These seals played a crucial role in administrative, economic, and religious activities, serving as …

This seal shows a so-called Master of Animals scene in which a figure stands bewteen two confronted animals. A hero with outstretched arms, wearing a pointed horned helmet with plumed crest and a short kilt, is flanked by two lions.

For the modern researcher, the seal faces of Minoan seals constitute the richest source of Minoan iconography and provide a unique dataset of images of life in Minoan times and Minoan cognition.

2009年11月30日 · Seals took the form of cones, pyramids, buttons, flasks, cubes, cylinders, monkeys, lions, dogs, and birds. The designs on the seals included geometrical patterns, humans, animals, ships, and (from 2000 BC), hieroglyphs.

The Corpus of the Minoan and Mycenaean Seals (CMS) has been published exclusively in a printed version since being established in 1958. The project’s aim is the scholarly publication of every preserved seal and clay cast from the Aegean Bronze Age.