AN ETRUSCAN GOLD AND CORNELIAN SCARAB RING, the reverse engraved with a centaur within a rope pattern border (small chip to scarab wing case), set as a swivel ring on a gold D-section tapered hoop with cup terminals, the ends of the gold wire attachment twisted around the hoop, 4th Century B.C., scarab ½in. (1.4cm.) long; and another Etruscan agate scarab, the reverse engraved with a horned stag with head turned back, set on a recent gold swivel ring mount with lion head terminals, 4th Century B.C., scarab ½in. (1.5cm.) long (2) | Christie's

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AN ETRUSCAN GOLD AND CORNELIAN SCARAB RING, the reverse engraved with a centaur within a rope pattern border (small chip to scarab wing case), set as a swivel ring on a gold D-section tapered hoop with cup terminals, the ends of the gold wire attachment twisted around the hoop, 4th Century B.C., scarab ½in. (1.4cm.) long; and another Etruscan agate scarab, the reverse engraved with a horned stag with head turned back, set on a recent gold swivel ring mount with lion head terminals, 4th Century B.C., scarab ½in. (1.5cm.) long (2)

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AN ETRUSCAN GOLD AND CORNELIAN SCARAB RING, the reverse engraved with a centaur within a rope pattern border (small chip to scarab wing case), set as a swivel ring on a gold D-section tapered hoop with cup terminals, the ends of the gold wire attachment twisted around the hoop, 4th Century B.C., scarab ½in. (1.4cm.) long; and another Etruscan agate scarab, the reverse engraved with a horned stag with head turned back, set on a recent gold swivel ring mount with lion head terminals, 4th Century B.C., scarab ½in. (1.5cm.) long (2)

拍品專文

Item one: for the setting type cf. Christofani and Martelli, no. 270