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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.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
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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Circa 420-400 B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
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Opening Bid: £444
Hollow-formed statue showing a young shepherd wearing a short tunic and hooded cloak, holding an object in his right hand; rectangular slot on the reverse. 205 grams, 15.8 cm
Private collection Mr T.B., Zürich, Switzerland, before 1970. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
