ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A CENTAUR IN ANCIENT HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

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Ca. 500 - 300 BC. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a centaur advancing to the left on a groundline, the human torso with one arm raised holding a staff and the other bent before the chest, above an equine body with a lowered tail. The stone is mounted in a possibly later gold ring with broad shoulders and an oval bezel mount with a narrow collet, on a plain hoop of rounded section. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40006883. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 6.7g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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