An etruscan agate scarab intaglio set in a gold swivel ring. Centaur. 4th century B.C. Scarab 11x15x8 mm ; US size ring 4 ; 7,6 grs Hollow hoop with ring-shape rounded without and flatten within. Shoulders and terminals decorated with platted gold beads and egg-an-dart frieze. Scarab with oval flat base engraved in intaglio and pierced lenghtwise ; the scene depicts a centaur, his body facing right meanwhile his head is turned on the opposite site. Very fine condition. " U.K. private collection
An etruscan agate scarab intaglio set in a gold swivel ring. Centaur. 4th century B.C. Scarab 11x15x8 mm ; US size ring 4 ; 7,6 grs Hollow hoop with ring-shape rounded without and flatten within. Shoulders and terminals decorated with platted gold beads and egg-an-dart frieze. Scarab with oval flat base engraved in intaglio and pierced lenghtwise ; the scene depicts a centaur, his body facing right meanwhile his head is turned on the opposite site. Very fine condition. " U.K. private collection
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