An Etruscan carnelian scarab
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
The beetle with incised legs, head and wing case, the underside engraved in the globolo style with a warrior walking right, enclosed within a hatched border, set in a modern Etruscan-style 18ct gold ring, scarab 1.4cm long, ring size O, weight 8.7g.注脚Provenance:
Mr J. N. & Mrs J. E. Didcock collection, UK; and thence by descent to the present owner.