Etruscan scarab with horses
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Object number
AR3417D
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Etruscan scarab with horses
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| Material: |
Orange shimmering stone. Carnelian.
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| Period: |
350 BC to 200 BC. Classical antiquity. Late Etruscan. |
| Description: |
Small scarab with a schematic top side of the beetle. A drill hole runs lengthways through the tall body and was used for threading. The bottom is flat and finely engraved. The imprint shows two highly stylized horses in a frontal view, made in globolo style with clear use of the drill.
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| Dimensions: |
11mm long, 9mm wide, 5mm high.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. A modern metal sleeve is located in the through hole. A modern imprint is not included.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us on the British art market in 2022. Previously privately owned by the Sangiorgi family in Switzerland. The scarab was added to the family collection by the well-known antiquities dealer Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965). His gallery was located in the Palazzo Borghese in Rome until the inventory and private collection were transferred to Switzerland in the late 1930ies. In addition to the commercially traded art objects, Sangiorgi built a comprehensive collection of ancient gems, which he acquired in Europe between 1900 and 1939. He published numerous specialist articles on his gem collection.
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| References: |
Cf. J. Boardman, M-L. Vollenweider, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Finer Rings, Greek and Etruscan (Oxford, 1978), pp. 62-65 and pl. XLII, nos. 262-278.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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