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LOT 0078
Etruscan Variegated Agate Scaraboid Gemstone with Dancing Satyrs
4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.75 grams, 17 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of two opposed dancing satyrs, heads and arms missing, possibly unfinished or cut down from a depiction of a lion and hero; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar images of Satyrs on Etruscan agate scaraboid in Spier, J., Ancient Gems and finger Rings, catalogue of the collections, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, nos.149-150.
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LOT 0078
Etruscan Variegated Agate Scaraboid Gemstone with Dancing Satyrs
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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