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ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK CARNELIAN SCARAB
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The beetle on a plain plinth, the legs well detailed, the lower edge of the thorax hatched, the elytra with corner V-shaped winglets; the underside with a bridled horse facing left, a foal beneath with a hind leg raised to scratch its turned-back head, enclosed within a hatched border; mounted as a pendant in a later gold setting
½ in. (1.27 cm.) long
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The beetle on a plain plinth, the legs well detailed, the lower edge of the thorax hatched, the elytra with corner V-shaped winglets; the underside with a bridled horse facing left, a foal beneath with a hind leg raised to scratch its turned-back head, enclosed within a hatched border; mounted as a pendant in a later gold setting
½ in. (1.27 cm.) long
Provenance
with Elias S. David (1891-1969), New York; thence by descent.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.