Minoan seal impressions of the snake goddess: one from Crete (top) and two from Mycenae (bottom)

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/2254.5926
Level Item
Description Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative.
Dimensions 10.5 x 8 cm
Place Ancient Mycenae
Dates 1920
Donor/Creator The British School at Athens
Project Mycenae Excavation 1920-1923
Scope and Content Part of a collection of images of the BSA's 1920s excavations at Mycenae. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Minoan gems: (a) from Crete (b.c) from Mycenae: the snake goddess".
Notes Date is listed in the caption for the 1920 SPHS accessions to the slide list. Incorrectly listed in the 1904 slide catalogue as Piraeus and neighbourhood: Munychia.
Reference 1922 JHS 42: 8th accession to 1913 slide catalogue. lvi.SPHS 5926. Link to article