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Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab
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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.

CONDITION
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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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