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Plate ID Nichoria: Top: Carnelian amygdaloid sealstone with talismanic design; length: 27 mm. Bottom: Agate lentoid sealstone-lion attacking a bull; diameter: 26-28 mm (all Nichoria photos by Duane Bingham). Plate IIA Nichoria: Top: Agate lentoid sealstone depicting a lion attacking a bull; diameter: 26.5 mm. Bottom: Agate lentoid sealstone portraying recumbent bulls; diameter: 28-30 mm. Plate IIB Nichoria: Top: Agate lentoid sealstone displaying recumbent bulls; diameter: 26-28 mm. Bottom: Carnelian amygdaloid sealstone with faceted back depicting two water birds; length: 24 mm; width: 14mm; thickness: 8mm. Plate IIC Nichoria: A carnelian (top) and an agate (bottom) lento id seal stone showing a winged griffin. Diameter of upper specimen: 15-16 mm.; diameter of lower specimen: 20-23 mm. Plate IID Nichoria: Top: Agate amygdaloid sealstone depicting a Minoan genius; length: 24 mm; width: I Imm; thickness: 7.5 mm. Bottom: Carnelian lentoid sealstone exhibiting a full-face male Plate IIIA Nichoria: Top: Carnelian lentoid sealstone depicting two goats in a heraldic composition; diameter: 12-12.5 mm; thickness: 5mm. Bottom: Rock crystal Plate IIIB Nichoria: Top: Carnelian and amethyst beads; diameter: 3.5-13 mm. Bottom: Prismatic agate bead; width of each side: 18 mm; length: 18 mm.
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