Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
Friday 12 November 2021 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
An etruscan agate scarab intaglio set in a gold swivel postclassical ring.Warrior.
An etruscan agate scarab intaglio set in a gold swivel postclassical ring.Warrior.
4th century B.C.
Scarab 10x12x7 mm ; US size ring 8 ; 9 grs
The hoop rounded without and flatten within with spherical terminals decorated with « faux » twisted wire. Scarab with a flat base engraved in intaglio and pierced lenghtwise ; depicting a warrior inside a dotted framing. Use of globular elements.
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U.K. private collection