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LOT 0093
Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab
8TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (5.44 grams, 30.77 mm overall, 25.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
Wire hoop with ends wound round the shank at each shoulder, swivel-mounted amethyst scarab with flat underside, segmented border around a dolphin with putto mounted on its back.
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 43, for type.
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LOT 0093
Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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