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LOT 0099
Italic Carnelian Scarab with Satyr Mounted in a Gold Swivel Ring
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.30 grams, 23.85 mm overall, 14.56 x 17.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Carved scarab with detailed carapace, legs and mouth; underside with intaglio standing figure holding an amphora; set into a later gold swivel ring.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 40, 44, 45, for type.
FootnotesIt is clear that the sculptor devoted more care and attention to carving the scarab itself rather than its intaglio.
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LOT 0099
Italic Carnelian Scarab with Satyr Mounted in a Gold Swivel Ring
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