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LOT 0095

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB GOLD RING
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (4.62 grams, 31.50 mm overall, 21.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).

Hoop made from twisted wire with coils to the shoulders, carnelian scarab bezel with carapace detailing and intaglio kneeling figure to the reverse.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired from the collection of Mr K.A., a Parisian gentleman.
European private collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 41, 43, for type.

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