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AN ETRUSCAN AGATE SCARAB INTAGLIO
Carved as a crouching Satyr in 'globolo' style, within hatched border, the beetle with engraved leg and wing case detail, 4th/3rd century B.C., in later gold swivel mount
Finger size - J
Carved as a crouching Satyr in 'globolo' style, within hatched border, the beetle with engraved leg and wing case detail, 4th/3rd century B.C., in later gold swivel mount
Finger size - J
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Further details
Cf. M. Henig, contributions, M. Whiting and D. Scarisbrick, 'Classical Gems Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge', Cambridge 1994, pl. 98-126, for similar Etruscan, scarab seals