Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
An etruscan banded agate scarab intaglio mounted on an gold ring. Horned stag running.
An etruscan banded agate scarab intaglio mounted on an gold ring. Horned stag running.
4th century B.C.
intaglio : 10 x 14 x 7 mm
ring : 19 x 16 mm
5,84 gr.
The quadrupede is running to the right, his head turned on the left. Globular style. Rope pattern border. The gold mounting, a swivel-ring with lion head terminals is probably postclassical. Very fine condition.
Property of a gentleman, London. Ex Christie's, Fine Antiquities, 6 July 1994, lot 339.