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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The beetle well detailed, with relief winglets and hatching on the plinth, the underside engraved with two warriors, depicted nude but for crested helmets, each holding a spear and seated on their shields, enclosed within a hatched border; pierced horizontally for suspension
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The beetle well detailed, with relief winglets and hatching on the plinth, the underside engraved with two warriors, depicted nude but for crested helmets, each holding a spear and seated on their shields, enclosed within a hatched border; pierced horizontally for suspension
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Crane Collection (paper manufacturers), Dalton, Massachusetts, late 19th century-1960s.
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