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Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring
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LOT 0063

Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring

3RD CENTURY B.C.

1 in. (4.26 grams, 25.07 mm overall, 17.77 x 16.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

Opaque scaraboid engraved with a dynamic scene of a charioteer driving a biga with his whip raised; set in a sheet-gold mount and a later swivel ring.

Provenance

Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12948-245985.

Literature

See The British Museum London, accession no.1872,0604.33, for a similar scarab, also retaining its original gold casing.

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LOT 0063

Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring

Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)

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