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LOT 0508
Greek Bronze Ring with Centaur
3RD-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.40 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 18.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With a slender hoop and an oval bezel with a galloping centaur facing back with his arms raised.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Etruscan Agate Talismanic Scarab
Late 4th-early 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Carved from banded orange agate and formed as a flattened scarab with a striated carapace, pierced for suspension. 3.53 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
The shape of an Etruscan scarab includes: (1) the scarab gem, where the engraving of the curved back of the stone more or less faithfully imitates the anatomical parts of the scarab beetle; (2) the scaraboid, which retains the overall shape of the scarab gem but with little or no engraving on the curved backside; and (3) the pseudo-scarab, which has an image carved in relief on its curved backside instead of a beetle. All three types have a flat, oval underside which carries an engraved miniature image (device) within a decorated border which is usually hatched.
