Lot 24 | An etruscan carnelian scarab mounted on an ancient gold ring. Antelope.

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)

An etruscan carnelian scarab mounted on an ancient gold ring. Antelope.

An etruscan carnelian scarab mounted on an ancient gold ring. Antelope.

4th century B.C.

intaglio : 12 x 16 x 9
ring : 20 x 18 mm
7 g


The animal is running to the left side.
Globular style. Cable border. The mounting is a plain rounded hoop ending with convex terminals. The carnelian scarab revolved on a visible gold pin which passed through the terminals ending and twisted around the ends of the hoop.

Parallels : Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, inv. 27073/1228

U.K., private collection 80's.