Lot Essay
For the style compare the bird on a laver on a carnelian cylinder in Moscow, pl. 641 in Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings.
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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK AMETHYST SCARABOID
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with a bird with its head turned back perched atop a fluted column, enclosed within a line border
13/16 in. (2 cm.) long
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with a bird with its head turned back perched atop a fluted column, enclosed within a line border
13/16 in. (2 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland.
with de Serres, Paris, 1990s.
with de Serres, Paris, 1990s.
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