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LOT 0517
Etruscan Carnelian Scarab with Sphinx in Later Victorian Silver Mount
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (5.12 grams, 36 mm).
Naturalistically carved scarab on an oval base engraved with a leaping sphinx, set in a later silver brooch mount.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 0517
Etruscan Carnelian Scarab with Sphinx in Later Victorian Silver Mount
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£175 (EUR 203; USD 236) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £100
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Etruscan Carnelian Scarab with Deer
5th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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Greek Red Variegated Gemstone with Lioness
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
