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EASTERN GREEK AGATE SCARAB WITH RIDER ON THE BULL AND FISH C…
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EASTERN GREEK AGATE SCARAB WITH RIDER ON THE BULL AND FISH C…
Estimate £300 - £600
Voluntary lot
Description
EASTERN GREEK AGATE SCARAB WITH RIDER ON THE BULL AND FISH Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A banded agate scarab with the underside engraved with a rider seated upon the back of a bull, the animal advancing to the left. A large fish is engraved in the exergue beneath the bull. The upper side is carved with the head, thorax and wing cases rendered in broad incised divisions and the legs cut along the sides. Size: 23mm x 17mm; Weight: 5.7g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970Ð2006.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
Apollo Art Auctions Ltd
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