AN ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH THE RAPE OF CASSANDRA CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C. 5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long Provenance Alfred Morrison (1821-1892), London. Catalogue of the Valuable and Important Collection of Camei, Intagli, Gold Rings, Formed by Alfred Morrison, Esq .; Christie's, London, 29-30 June 1898, lot 56. with Francis E. Whelan (1848-1907), London, acquired from the above (according to the auctioneer's book). Wyndham Francis Cook (1860-1905), London; thence by descent to his son, Humphrey W. Cook (1893-1978), London. An Important Collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Antiquities and Antique and Renaissance Gems, the Property of Humphrey W. Cook, Esq. ; Christie's, London, 14-16 July, 1925, lot 48. Beazley, acquired from the above (according to the auctioneer's book). Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owners.
AN ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH THE RAPE OF CASSANDRA CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C. 5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long Provenance Alfred Morrison (1821-1892), London. Catalogue of the Valuable and Important Collection of Camei, Intagli, Gold Rings, Formed by Alfred Morrison, Esq .; Christie's, London, 29-30 June 1898, lot 56. with Francis E. Whelan (1848-1907), London, acquired from the above (according to the auctioneer's book). Wyndham Francis Cook (1860-1905), London; thence by descent to his son, Humphrey W. Cook (1893-1978), London. An Important Collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Antiquities and Antique and Renaissance Gems, the Property of Humphrey W. Cook, Esq. ; Christie's, London, 14-16 July, 1925, lot 48. Beazley, acquired from the above (according to the auctioneer's book). Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owners.
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