Lot 167
167
AN ETRUSCAN BANDED AGATE SCARAB WITH A DANCING SATYR
AN ETRUSCAN BANDED AGATE SCARAB WITH A DANCING SATYR
AN ETRUSCAN BANDED AGATE SCARAB WITH A DANCING SATYR
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AN ETRUSCAN BANDED AGATE SCARAB WITH A DANCING SATYR

CIRCA 500 B.C.

Details
AN ETRUSCAN BANDED AGATE SCARAB WITH A DANCING SATYR
CIRCA 500 B.C.
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Auktion XXI, Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, 14-15 November 1988, lot 668.
with Dr. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Toronto and Jerusalem, acquired by 1993, thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
G.M. Bernheimer, Ancient Gems from the Borowski Collection, Ruhpolding, 2007, p. 84, no. E-3.

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Lot Essay

For another dancing satyr in the same pose, likely by the same artist, see the carnelian scarab now in the Getty Villa, no. 122 in J. Boardman, Intaglios and Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Eastern from a Private Collection.

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